Talk:optimus
Latest comment: 11 years ago by Metaknowledge in topic Etymology
Etymology[edit]
Some etymologies of Latin optimus:
- From the root op in optare (to choose). “optimum”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- From the root op of ops, opes; cf. copia, apiscor. “bonus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Akin to optio choice. “optimism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
--Dan Polansky 11:04, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
- Probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-. But the path from there to here is uncertain, AFAIK. --Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 00:32, 17 August 2012 (UTC)