Where does “inoperoso” come from?
inoperoso (Italian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
inoperoso (Italian): idle, inactive
Definitions
- idle, inactive
Ancestry of “inoperoso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | operoso | industrious, hard-working |
| 2 | Latin | operosus | painstaking; active, busy, industrious; laborious |
| 3 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 4 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |