Where does “inoperosamente” come from?
inoperosamente (Italian) comes from Italian inoperoso, from Italian operoso, from Latin operosus, 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.
inoperosamente (Italian): idly
Definitions
- idly
Ancestry of “inoperosamente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | inoperoso | idle, inactive |
| 2 | Italian | operoso | industrious, hard-working |
| 3 | Latin | operosus | painstaking; active, busy, industrious; laborious |
| 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 |