Where does “optato” come from?

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

optato (Italian): opted; past participle of optare

Definitions

  1. opted; past participle of optare

Ancestry of “optato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianoptareto opt; to decide; to take out an option on a...
2Latinoptōto choose, select, prefer, opt
3Proto-Italic*opetāō—
Every word from Proto-Italic *opetāō →Every word from Latin optō →Every word from Italian optare →