Where does “operatívabb” come from?
operatívabb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian operatív, from German operativ, from Latin operativus, from Latin operō, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós — to follow; to see; to say.
Ancestry of “operatívabb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | operatív | operative |
| 2 | German | operativ | operational; operative |
| 3 | Latin | operativus | creative, formative |
| 4 | Latin | operō | — |
| 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 |