Where does “opinion” come from?
Opinion derives from Middle English opinioun, from Middle French opinion, from Latin opinio, the noun form of opinor meaning "to think or suppose," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European op-.
opinion (English): A belief, judgment or perspective that a person...
Definitions
- A belief, judgment or perspective that a person...
Ancestry of “opinion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | opinion | — |
| 2 | Middle French | opinion | opinion thought, estimation |
| 3 | Latin | opīniō | opinion, conjecture, imagination, fancy, belief, expectation |
| 4 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |