Where does “Opernsänger” come from?
Opernsänger (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.
Opernsänger (German): opera singer male
Definitions
- opera singer male
Ancestry of “Opernsänger”, step by step
Opernsänger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German oper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | oper | opera theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance |
| 2 | Italian | opera | work; means, help, services; opus |
| 3 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 4 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |