Where does “operatööri” come from?
operatööri (Finnish) comes from Swedish operatör, from Ottoman Turkish اوپراتور, from French opérateur, from Latin operatōr, from Latin operor, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς — to follow; to see; to say.
operatööri (Finnish): Synonym of operaattori
Ancestry of “operatööri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | operatör | an operator, a service provider, an ISP |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اوپراتور | — |
| 3 | French | opérateur | operator |
| 4 | Latin | operatōr | — |
| 5 | Latin | operor | I work, labor |
| 6 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 7 | Latin | Opus | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |