Where does “operâsi” come from?

operâsi (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch operatie, from French opération, from Latin operātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

operâsi (Sranan Tongo): operation a surgical procedure

Definitions

  1. operation a surgical procedure

Ancestry of “operâsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoperatieoperation; operation, procedure, surgery
2Frenchopérationoperation
3Latinoperātiōoperation
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ