Etymology of the French word adopter
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 adopter in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
adoptable,
adoptant,
adopté,
désadopterDerivations in other languages
English
adopt, English
adoption, Romanian
adoptaCognates
Dutch
adopteren, English
adopt, German
adoptieren, Norwegian
adoptere, Spanish
adoptar, Swedish
adopteraUsage
Word found in Old French
