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English word opera comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₃op-
*h₃op- (Proto-Indo-European)
*h₃ep-os- (Proto-Indo-European)
work
operis (Latin)
opera (Latin)
Trouble, pains, exertion. Work, labour.
opera (Italian)
(music) opera. (music) opus. Institution, institute, society. Means, help, services. Work.
opera (English)
(by extension) Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembing an opera.. (music) A theatrical work combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.. (music) The score for such a work.. A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.. A collection of work (plural of opus).. A company dedicated to performing such works.