Where does “Opernmusik” come from?

Opernmusik (German) comes from German oper, 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.

Opernmusik (German): opera music, operatic music

Definitions

  1. opera music, operatic music

Ancestry of “Opernmusik”, step by step

Opernmusik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German oper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanoperopera theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance
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 German musik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmusikmusic
2Middle High Germanmūsic
3Old High Germanmusika
4Latinmūsica
5Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
6Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-