Where does “оперативка” come from?
оперативка (Russian) comes from Russian операти́вный, from German operativ, from Latin operativus, from Latin operō, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós — to follow; to see; to say.
оперативка (Russian): RAM
Definitions
- RAM
Ancestry of “оперативка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | операти́вный | efficient, prompt, quick |
| 2 | German | operativ | operational; operative |
| 3 | Latin | operativus | creative, formative |
| 4 | Latin | operō | — |
| 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 |