Etymology of the English word adopt
the English word
adoptderived from the Old French word
adopterderived from the Latin word
adoptare (adopt, select, secure)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
optare (choose, select; wish)
derived from the Juridical Latin word
adoptarederived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
optare (choose, select; wish)
Date
The earliest known usage of adopt in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
adoptable,
adopted,
adoptingCognates
Dutch
adopteren, French
adopter, German
adoptieren, Norwegian
adoptere, Spanish
adoptar, Swedish
adopteraUsage
Word found in Modern English
