Where does “optar” come from?

optar (Portuguese) comes from Latin optō, from Proto-Italic *opetāō.

optar (Portuguese): to opt; to choose; to pick

Definitions

  1. to opt; to choose; to pick

Ancestry of “optar”, step by step

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