myEtymology.com: English etymology of adopted

Etymology of the English word adopted

the English word adopted

derived from the English word adopt

derived from the Old French word adopter

derived 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 adoptare

derived from the Latin word ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)

derived from the Latin word optare (choose, select; wish)