"to operate (on a patient)" in sette lingue
Significatoto operate (on a patient)
Spagnolo
/opeˈɾaɾ/
dotta
Spanish also has the inherited doublet obrar 'to act, to work'.
Francese
/opeʁe/
dotta
Italiano
/opeˈrare/
dotta
Portoghese
/opeˈɾah/
dotta
Rumeno
/opeˈra/
dotta
Catalano
/upəˈɾa/
dotta
Inglese
/ˈɑpəɹeɪt/
dal latino/francese · Latin OPERĀRĪ
L’antenato latino
OPERĀRĪ‘to work (from OPUS 'work')’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
OPERĀRĪ just meant 'to work'. In the sisters the patient is a direct object (operar a alguien, opérer quelqu'un, operare qualcuno), and 'to have an operation' is operarse, se faire opérer, farsi operare.
Parenti inglesi: operation, opera, opus, cooperate
Imparala
In una frase
- esLo operan mañana.
- frIl se fait opérer demain.
- itLo operano domani.
- ptVão operá-lo amanhã.
- roÎl operează mâine.
- caL'operen demà.
- enThey're operating on him tomorrow.
La famiglia latina
OPUS, OPER-· work
Latin had both OPUS 'a work' and OPERA 'effort, labour'; the sisters inherited the second: obra, œuvre, opera. Spanish shows the popular P → b (obrar, obrero) against the learned operar, operación, and Italian's sung opera is simply 'the work'. Portuguese and Catalan obra are inherited as well; Romanian borrowed operă from the learned side.
OPERAMeffort, work
esobrafrœuvreitoperaptobrarooperăcaobraenopera
OPERĀRIUMworkman
esobrerofrouvrieritoperaioptoperáriocaobrer
OPERĀRĪto work
esoperarfropéreritoperareptoperarrooperacaoperarenoperate
OPERĀTIŌNEMa working
esoperaciónfropérationitoperazioneptoperaçãorooperațiecaoperacióenoperation
*MANUOPERAhandwork
esmaniobrafrmanœuvreitmanovraptmanobraromanevrăcamaniobraenmanoeuvre