"option" in seven languages
Meaningoption
Spanish
opción
/opˈθjon/
fem.learned
French
option
/ɔpsjɔ̃/
fem.learned
Italian
opzione
/opˈtsjone/
fem.learned
Portuguese
opção
/opˈsɐ̃w/
fem.learned
Romanian
opțiune
/optsiˈune/
fem.learned
Catalan
opció
/upsiˈo/
fem.learned
English
option
/ˈɑpʃən/
from Latin/French · French option, from Latin
English → ItalianoptionopzioneCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
OPTIŌNEM‘free choice (from OPTĀRE 'to choose')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
From OPTĀRE 'to choose', the verb behind opt and adopt. In everyday talk the sisters often prefer 'choice': elección, choix, scelta.
English relatives: opt, adopt, optional
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In a sentence
- esNo tenemos otra opción.
- frNous n'avons pas d'autre option.
- itNon abbiamo altre opzioni.
- ptNão temos outra opção.
- roNu avem altă opțiune.
- caNo tenim cap altra opció.
- enWe have no other option.
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