Where does “operative” come from?
operative (Italian) comes from Italian operativo, from Latin operativus, from Latin operō, 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.
operative (Italian): feminine plural of operativo
Definitions
- feminine plural of operativo
Ancestry of “operative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | operativo | operative, effective; operating, operational,... |
| 2 | Latin | operativus | creative, formative |
| 3 | Latin | operō | — |
| 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 |