Where does “opas” come from?
opas (Finnish) comes from Finnish äs, from German ās, from French as, from Italian asso, from German ass, from English ace, from English asexual, from English ā- — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...
opas (Finnish): guide; guide book, guide
Definitions
- guide; guide book, guide
Ancestry of “opas”, step by step
opas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish äs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | äs | ess; argh |
| 2 | German | ās | as, a unit and a Roman coin |
| 3 | French | as | ace; as; second-person singular present... |
| 4 | Italian | asso | ace; A piece or side having a single dot |
| 5 | German | ass | Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling... |
| 6 | English | ace | A single point or spot on a playing card or die;... |
| 7 | English | asexual | Nonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity;... |
| 8 | English | ā- | — |
| 9 | Old English | ġe- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfection |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | Middle Dutch | kitte | a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden... |
via Dutch oppas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | oppas | babysitter |
| 2 | Dutch | oppassen | to watch out, beware; to babysit, take care,... |
| 3 | Dutch | passen | to fit; to try on, to fit, to try for size; to... |
| 4 | English | pass | "To change place."; "To change in state or... |
| 5 | English | passé | Dated; out of style; old-fashioned; Past one's... |
| 6 | French | passé | past tense; past; last |
| 7 | French | passer | to go past; to cross; to pass |
| 8 | Middle French | passer | to pass; to go by |
| 9 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 10 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 11 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 12 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |