Where does “σαπουνόπερα” come from?

σαπουνόπερα (Greek) comes from Greek όπερα, 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.

σαπουνόπερα (Greek): soap opera

Definitions

  1. soap opera

Ancestry of “σαπουνόπερα”, step by step

σαπουνόπερα traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek όπερα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekόπεραopera; opera house, opera
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 English soap opera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsoap operaA radio or television serial, typically broadcast...

via Greek σαπούνι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσαπούνιsoap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-