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Etymology of the English word optimism

the English word optimism
derived from the French word optimisme
derived from the New Latin word optimum
derived from the Latin word optimus

Cognates

Dutch optimisme, French optimisme, German Optimismus, Norwegian optimisme, Swedish optimism

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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