Where does “operativsystem” come from?
operativsystem (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): an operating system
Definitions
- an operating system
Ancestry of “operativsystem”, step by step
operativsystem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk operativ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 |