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