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Where does “opero” come from?

opero (Ido) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

opero (Ido): opera

Definitions

  1. opera

Ancestry of “opero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchopéraopera; third-person singular past historic of...
2Italianoperawork; means, help, services; opus
3Latinoperawork, exertion, effort; service; care, attention...
4LatinOpus—
5Ancient GreekὈποῦς—
6Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
7Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “opero”

  • opereto
  • operoteatro
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