Where does “opt” come from?

opt (English) comes from French opter, from Latin optō, from Proto-Italic *opetāō.

opt (English): To choose; select

Definitions

  1. To choose; select

Ancestry of “opt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchopterto opt
2Latinoptōto choose, select, prefer, opt
3Proto-Italic*opetāō—

Words derived from “opt”

Every word from Proto-Italic *opetāō →Every word from Latin optō →Every word from French opter →