Etymology

adoption

adop·tion
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Today it means: The act of adopting. Full definition →

French adoption ← Latin adoptio
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromadoptio
  2. French · borrowed fromadoption
  3. English todayadoption

Borrowed from French adoption, from Latin adoptio, allied to adoptare (“to adopt”). Equivalent to adopt + -ion.

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