Where does “Opernsängerin” come from?
Opernsängerin (German) comes from German Opernsänger, 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 — to follow; to see; to say.
Ancestry of “Opernsängerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Opernsänger | opera singer male |
| 2 | German | oper | opera theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance |
| 3 | Italian | opera | work; means, help, services; opus |
| 4 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 5 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 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 |