opine

opine · verb¹

1. Latin · derived fromopīnor“to hold as an opinion”
2. Middle French · borrowed fromopiner
3. English todayopine

Borrowed from Middle French opiner, from Latin opīnor (“to hold as an opinion”), from *opīnus (“thinking, expecting”), only in negative nec-opīnus (“not expecting”) and in-opīnus (“not expected”); akin to optō (“to choose, desire”), and to apīscor (“to obtain”); see optate and opt.

opine · noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀπός“juice of a plant”
2. English todayopine

Derived from Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós, “juice of a plant”) + -ine.

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