Where does “opsiyonal” come from?

opsiyonal (Tagalog) comes from Spanish opcional, from Spanish opción, from Latin optiō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

opsiyonal (Tagalog): optional

Definitions

  1. optional

Ancestry of “opsiyonal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishopcionaloptional
2Spanishopciónoption
3Latinoptiōchoosing, choice, preference, option
4Latin-iō—
5Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Latin -iō →