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Opportunity etymology

English

English word opportunity comes from Latin opportunus (Advantageous, useful. Favourable, opportune. Suitable.)

Detailed word origin of opportunity

Dictionary entry Language Definition
opportunus Latin (lat) Advantageous, useful. Favourable, opportune. Suitable.
opportunitas Latin (lat) Advantage. Convenience, fitness. Importance, significance. Opportunity, chance.
opportunité Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) (frm)
opportunity English (en) (nonstandard, Euro-English) opportuneness. A chance for advancement, progress or profit.. A favorable circumstance or occasion.