Where does “oopperafestivaali” come from?

oopperafestivaali (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.

oopperafestivaali (Finnish): opera festival

Definitions

  1. opera festival

Ancestry of “oopperafestivaali”, step by step

oopperafestivaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ooppera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoopperaopera
2Italianoperawork; means, help, services; opus
3Latinoperawork, exertion, effort; service; care, attention...
4LatinOpusThe capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus
5Ancient GreekὈποῦςOpus, Greece
6Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
7Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Finnish festivaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfestivaalifestival
2Late LatinfestivalisOf or pertaining to a festival; Of or pertaining...
3Latinfēstīvuslively, festive, joyous, gay, merry
4Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷósEvery word from Ancient Greek ὀπός