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Where does “opportuniste” come from?

opportuniste (French) comes from French opportun, from Latin opportūnus, from Latin Portus, from Proto-Italic portus, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

opportuniste (French): opportunistic

Definitions

  1. opportunistic

Ancestry of “opportuniste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchopportunopportune, timely; expedient; suitable
2Latinopportūnus—
3LatinPortus—
4Proto-Italicportusharbour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “opportuniste”

  • opportunistic
  • opportunist
  • opportunistically
  • nonopportunistic
  • unopportunistic
  • oportunista
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