Where does “option” come from?
Option comes from French option, from Latin optio, derived from the verb optare meaning "to choose," with the suffix -ivus forming the noun.
option (English): One of a set of choices that can be made; The...
Definitions
- One of a set of choices that can be made; The...
Ancestry of “option”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | option | option |
| 2 | Latin | optiō | choosing, choice, preference, option |
| 3 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “option”