Where does “opter” come from?

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

opter (French): to opt

Definitions

  1. to opt

Ancestry of “opter”, step by step

opter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin optō

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

via Latin optāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoptāre—

Words derived from “opter”

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