Where does “optografia” come from?

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

optografia (Italian): optography

Definitions

  1. optography

Ancestry of “optografia”, step by step

optografia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian opto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianoptofirst-person singular present indicative of...
2Italianoptareto opt; to decide; to take out an option on a...
3Latinoptōto choose, select, prefer, opt
4Proto-Italic*opetāō—

via Italian grafia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangrafiaspelling; handwriting
2Ancient Greekγρᾰφήdrawing
Every word from Proto-Italic *opetāō →Every word from Latin optō →Every word from Italian optare →