optio.
adjutant, assistant, helper; junior officer chosen by centurion to assist; option, (free) choice; power/act of choosing; right of hero to pick reward;
Meaning & usage
choosing, choice, preference, option
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *opeō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Proto-Italic *optos Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin optō Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin -iō Latin optiō From optō + -iō (forming abstract nouns).
helper, assistant
adjutant, aide-de-camp
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *opeō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Proto-Italic *optos Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin optō Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin -iō Latin optiō From optō + -iō (forming agent nouns).
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