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Where does “operistico” come from?

operistico (Italian) comes 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.

operistico (Italian): opera

Definitions

  1. opera

Ancestry of “operistico”, step by step

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