Latin

opera

‘work’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin opera.

17 English words in this record descend from Latin opera, most familiar first.

• operation ← operacioun ← operacion ← operātiō ← operor
• operate ← operātus
• operator ← operor ← operātus
• cooperation ← cooperātiō ← operātiō ← operor ← operātus
• opera
• operative ← operatif ← operātīvus ← operō ← operor
• cooperate ← cooperātus ← cooperor ← operor ← operātus
• ure
• oeuvre ← œuvre ← uevre
• operetta ← opera
• interoperate ← operate ← operātus
• ouvrier ← ovrier ← operārius

More words from opera

• operatory
• inoperation
• operose
• operameter
• ouvrierism

Etymograph / Latin opera