Where does “оперативно” come from?
оперативно (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.
Ancestry of “оперативно”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | операти́вный | — |
| 2 | German | operativ | operational; operative |
| 3 | Latin | operativus | creative, formative |
| 4 | Latin | operō | — |
| 5 | Latin | Opus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | — |
| 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 |