Where does “operativsystem” come from?
operativsystem (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål operativ, from French opératif, from Middle French operatif, from Latin operativus, from Latin operō, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός — to follow; to see; to say.
operativsystem (Norwegian Bokmål): an operating system
Definitions
- an operating system
Ancestry of “operativsystem”, step by step
operativsystem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål operativ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | operativ | operative, operational |
| 2 | French | opératif | operative |
| 3 | Middle French | operatif | — |
| 4 | Latin | operativus | creative, formative |
| 5 | Latin | operō | — |
| 6 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |