Where does “optogramma” come from?

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

optogramma (Italian): optogram

Definitions

  1. optogram

Ancestry of “optogramma”, step by step

optogramma 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 gramma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangrammagram
Every word from Proto-Italic *opetāō →Every word from Latin optō →Every word from Italian optare →