Where does “operativo” come from?

operativo (Spanish) comes 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.

operativo (Spanish): operative; operation

Definitions

  1. operative; operation

Ancestry of “operativo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoperativuscreative, formative
2Latinoperō
3LatinOpusThe capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus
4Ancient GreekὈποῦςOpus, Greece
5Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
6Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “operativo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷósEvery word from Ancient Greek ὀπός
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