Where does “optant” come from?

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

optant (English): A person who lives in a region undergoing a...

Definitions

  1. A person who lives in a region undergoing a...

Ancestry of “optant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoptTo choose; select
2Frenchopterto opt
3Latinoptōto choose, select, prefer, opt
4Proto-Italic*opetāō—
Every word from Proto-Italic *opetāō →Every word from Latin optō →Every word from French opter →