Where does “operaház” come from?
operaház (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian opera, 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.
operaház (Hungarian): opera house
Definitions
- opera house
Ancestry of “operaház”, step by step
operaház traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian opera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | opera | opera; opera, opera house |
| 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 |
via Hungarian ház
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | ház | house, building; home; the residents of a house... |