Where does “оперативно-разыскной” come from?
оперативно-разыскной (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.
оперативно-разыскной (Russian): operational-search
Definitions
- operational-search
Ancestry of “оперативно-разыскной”, step by step
оперативно-разыскной traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian операти́вный
| 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 |
via Russian разыскно́й
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | разыскно́й | searching, investigation |
| 2 | Russian | разыска́ть | to find |
| 3 | Russian | раз- | asunder, apart; dis-, di-, un-; enlarged action |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | роз- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | orz- | dis- |