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The word "opportunity"

Where can I find the derivation of the word"opportunity"?

Basle6 Tue 22/04/08 20:08

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kempie
Tue 22/04/08
21:32

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=oppor tune

heathfield
Wed 23/04/08
09:03

The 'www.etymonline.com' website was reported 'unavailable' when I tried just now. But you could look here.

fredpuli47
Wed 23/04/08
11:17

Opportunus, which had the general meaning of 'favourable, timely' in Latin , originally applied to winds at sea, 'towards the port' being just what a mariner would see as 'timely and favourable' (or opportune).

Opportunity is formed from the related noun, opportunitas, meaning 'fitness, convenience (in general)' and , specifically, ' a fit, opportune or favourable time,an advantage which offers itself ' [Lewis and Short ' A Latin Dictionary' ]

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