Where does “operasanger” come from?
operasanger (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål opera, 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.
operasanger (Norwegian Bokmål): an opera singer
Definitions
- an opera singer
Ancestry of “operasanger”, step by step
operasanger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål opera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | opera | an opera; an opera house |
| 2 | Italian | opera | work; means, help, services; opus |
| 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål sangerinne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sangerinne | a female singer |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | inne | inside, indoors, in, within |
| 3 | Old Norse | inni | — |