Where does “optare” come from?

optare (Italian) comes from Latin optō, from Proto-Italic *opetāō.

optare (Italian): to opt; to decide; to take out an option on a...

Definitions

  1. to opt; to decide; to take out an option on a...

Ancestry of “optare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “optare”

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