Talk:optimus

Etymology

Some etymologies of Latin optimus:

• From the root op in optare (to choose). William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “optimum”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →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. --Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 00:32, 17 August 2012 (UTC)