Synonyms & related words for optative

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Words related to optative

Explore words related to optative — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include desiderative, jussive, aoristic, aorist, participially, preteritive, participial, gerundial. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does optative come from?

The word optative breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: opt, from Latin optare (“to wish, choose”); and -ative, from Latin -ativus (“expressing (a wish)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.