Where does “operetten” come from?
operetten (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian operett, from French opérette, from French opéra, from Italian opera, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός — to follow; to see; to say.
Ancestry of “operetten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | operett | operetta a lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue |
| 2 | French | opérette | operetta, light opera |
| 3 | French | opéra | opera; third-person singular past historic of... |
| 4 | Italian | opera | work; means, help, services; opus |
| 5 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 6 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |