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Where does “opportunité” come from?

opportunité (Middle French) comes from Latin opportūnitās, from Latin opportūnus, from Latin Portus, from Proto-Italic portus, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “opportunité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinopportūnitās—
2Latinopportūnus—
3LatinPortus—
4Proto-Italicportusharbour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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