Where does “adoptō” come from?
adoptō (Latin) comes from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
adoptō (Latin): to take by choice, choose, select
Definitions
- to take by choice, choose, select
Ancestry of “adoptō”, step by step
adoptō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Ad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 2 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 3 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 4 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Latin optō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | optō | to choose, select, prefer, opt |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *opetāō | — |
Words derived from “adoptō”