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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

  1. an operator, a service provider, an ISP

Ancestry of “operatör”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاوپراتور—
2Frenchopérateuroperator
3Latinoperatōr—
4LatinoperorI work, labor
5Latinoperawork, exertion, effort; service; care, attention...
6LatinOpus—
7Ancient GreekὈποῦς—
8Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
9Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
10Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “operatör”

  • operatööri
  • operatörsansvar
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