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
Ancestry of “оперативно-разыскной”, 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 |