Where does “opportunivore” come from?
opportunivore (English) comes from English vore, from English Vaux, from English -ite, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
opportunivore (English): A person who subsists on still-edible food that...
Definitions
- A person who subsists on still-edible food that...
Ancestry of “opportunivore”, step by step
opportunivore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vore | The genre of creative work appreciated by... |
| 2 | English | Vaux | One of four communes in France |
| 3 | English | -ite | Used to form nouns denoting followers or... |
| 4 | French | -ité | Alternative form of -té, giving a quality or... |
| 5 | Latin | -īta | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English opportunity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | opportunity | A chance for advancement, progress or profit; A... |
| 2 | English | opportune | Suitable for some particular purpose; At a... |
| 3 | Middle French | opportunité | — |
| 4 | Latin | opportūnitās | convenience, fitness |
| 5 | Latin | opportūnus | suitable |
| 6 | Latin | Portus | ” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |