Where does “operett” come from?
operett (Hungarian) comes from French opérette, from French opéra, 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.
operett (Hungarian): operetta a lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue
Definitions
- operetta a lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue
Ancestry of “operett”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | opérette | operetta, light opera |
| 2 | French | opéra | opera; third-person singular past historic of... |
| 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 |