myEtymology.com: English etymology of stock-option

Etymology of the English word stock-option

the English word stock-option

derived from the English word stock

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *stukkaz

derived from the English word option

derived from the French word option

derived from the Latin word optio (adjutant, assistant, helper; option, choice; power)

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