English
operameter
Operameter comes from Latin opera ‘work’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEopera‘work’
- Englishtodayoperameter
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEopera‘work’
- Englishtodayoperameter
Linked words
through Latin opera ‘work’
operation, operative, cooperate, ure, oeuvre, operetta, 10 more
Today it means
noun An instrument or machine for measuring work done, especially the number of rotations by a machine or wheel in manufacturing cloth.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin opera / operameter