Etymology

optimization

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Today it means: The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense. Full definition →

English optimize ← French optimiste ← Latin optimus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Latinoptimus
  5. Frenchoptim(isme)
  6. Frenchoptimiste
  7. Englishoptimistbf.
  8. Englishoptimize
  9. English todayoptimization

From optimize + -ation.

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