Where does “operatör” come from?
operatör (Swedish) comes from Ottoman Turkish اوپراتور, from French opérateur, from Latin operatōr, from Latin operor, from Latin opera, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός — to follow; to see; to say.
operatör (Swedish): an operator, a service provider, an ISP
Definitions
- an operator, a service provider, an ISP
Ancestry of “operatör”, step by step
operatör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish اوپراتور
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | اوپراتور | — |
| 2 | French | opérateur | operator |
| 3 | Latin | operatōr | worker, operator |
| 4 | Latin | operor | I work, labor |
| 5 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 6 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |