Where does “inoperabile” come from?
inoperabile (Italian) comes from Italian operabile, from Italian operare, from Latin operor, 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.
inoperabile (Italian): inoperable
Definitions
- inoperable
Ancestry of “inoperabile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | operabile | operable |
| 2 | Italian | operare | to operate, work, act; to work, do, perform,... |
| 3 | Latin | operor | I work, labor |
| 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 |