Where does “opine” come from?

Opine comes from Latin opinor, meaning to think or suppose, combined with the Latin suffix -inus, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos and -no-.

opine (English): To have or express an opinion; to state as an...

Definitions

  1. To have or express an opinion; to state as an...

Ancestry of “opine”, step by step

opine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὀπός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
2Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Middle French opiner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchopiner—
2Latinopīnorto suppose, imagine, deem, think, judge, opine
3Latinopīnus—

Words derived from “opine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀπός →