Where does “exoptans” come from?

exoptans (Latin) comes from Latin exopto, from Latin optō, from Proto-Italic *opetāō.

exoptans (Latin): longing for

Definitions

  1. longing for

Ancestry of “exoptans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexoptoI long for
2Latinoptōto choose, select, prefer, opt
3Proto-Italic*opetāō—
Every word from Proto-Italic *opetāō →Every word from Latin optō →Every word from Latin exopto →
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