It's important not to take this kind of thinking too far. 作戦 can't be analyzed into make-war, but it is quite clearly because of semantic drift of the compound.

It's important not to take this kind of thinking too far. 作戦 can't be analyzed into make-war, but it is quite clearly because of semantic drift of the compound. Very much like the English word "strategy" derives by hops from the greek "strategos", a certain military leadership position, but can be used to refer to non-military matters.