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Where does “ooppera-alkusoitto” come from?

ooppera-alkusoitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish ooppera, from Italian opera, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

ooppera-alkusoitto (Finnish): opera prelude, opera overture

Definitions

  1. opera prelude, opera overture

Ancestry of “ooppera-alkusoitto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoopperaopera
2Italianoperawork; means, help, services; opus
3Latinoperawork, exertion, effort; service; care, attention...
4LatinOpus—
5Ancient GreekὈποῦς—
6Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
7Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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