Where does “operetti” come from?
operetti (Finnish) comes from French opérette, from French opéra, from Italian opera, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós — to follow; to see; to say.
operetti (Finnish): operetta
Ancestry of “operetti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | opérette | operetta, light opera |
| 2 | French | opéra | opera; third-person singular past historic of... |
| 3 | Italian | opera | work; means, help, services; opus |
| 4 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 5 | Latin | Opus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
Words derived from “operetti”