Etymology of the French word optimisme
the French word
optimismederived from the New Latin word
optimumderived from the Latin word
optimusDate
The earliest known usage of optimisme in French dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in French
optimisteDerivations in other languages
English
optimism, Italian
ottimismo, Romanian
optimismCognates
Dutch
optimisme, English
optimism, German
Optimismus, Norwegian
optimisme, Swedish
optimism
