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Where does “operatividad” come from?

operatividad (Spanish) comes from Spanish operativo, from Latin operativus, from Latin operō, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

operatividad (Spanish): operativeness

Definitions

  1. operativeness

Ancestry of “operatividad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishoperativooperative; operation
2Latinoperativuscreative, formative
3Latinoperō—
4LatinOpus—
5Ancient GreekὈποῦς—
6Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
7Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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