Where does “opta” come from?

opta (Romanian) comes from French opter, from Latin optō, from Proto-Italic *opetāō.

opta (Romanian): eighth

Definitions

  1. eighth

Ancestry of “opta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchopterto opt
2Latinoptōto choose, select, prefer, opt
3Proto-Italic*opetāō—
Every word from Proto-Italic *opetāō →Every word from Latin optō →Every word from French opter →