Etymology

opinion

opin·ion
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Today it means: A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing. Full definition →

Middle English opinion ← Middle French opinion ← Latin opīniō
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  1. Latin · derived fromopīniō
  2. Middle French · derived fromopinion
  3. Middle English · derived fromopinion
  4. English todayopinion

From English opine + -ion, from Middle English opinion, opinioun, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French opinion, from Latin opīniō, from opīnor (“to opine”). Displaced native Old English wēna.

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