Where does “operare” come from?
operare (Romanian) comes from Romanian operă, from French opérer, from Latin operāre, from Latin operārī, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós — to follow; to see; to say.
operare (Romanian): operation
Definitions
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Ancestry of “operare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | operă | a work; opera |
| 2 | French | opérer | to operate; to take place |
| 3 | Latin | operāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | operārī | — |
| 5 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |