Etymology

Optimus

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Today it means: A pet name for a device, such as a car, computer, or robot. Full definition →

Latin optimus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromoptimus
  2. English todayOptimus

From Latin optimus; For optimum, optimate, optimal. Popularized by the fictional robot character Optimus Prime in the 1980s.

Words from the same roots

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