Etymology of the English word coopt
the English word
cooptderived from the Latin word
cooptare (choose , elect; co-opt)
using the Latin prefix
co-derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
optare (choose, select; wish)
Date
The earliest known usage of coopt in English dates from the 17th century.
