Where does “szappanoperák” come from?
szappanoperák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szappanopera, 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 — to follow; to see; to say.
Ancestry of “szappanoperák”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szappanopera | soap opera |
| 2 | Hungarian | opera | opera; opera, opera house |
| 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 |