An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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opt
  اپتیدن  
optidan
Fr.: opter  

To make a choice; choose (usually followed by for).

Etymology (EN): From Fr. opter “to choose,” from L. optare “to choose, desire, wish for,” from L. optare “to desire, choose,” from PIE root *op- “to choose, prefer.”

Etymology (PE): Optidan, from L. optare, as above.