Adopt
/əˈdɒpt/noun
To take up and practice or use as one's own.
Did you know?The word 'adopt' ultimately stems from a Latin term meaning 'to choose for oneself', linking it to the power of choice and personal destiny.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰeh₁-
“to put, to place”
Latin
Latin
adoptare
“to choose for oneself, to take as one's own”
Old French
Old French
adopter
“to adopt, take as one's own”
Middle English
Middle English
adopten
“to take up, choose”
Modern English
English
adopt
“to take into one's family or group, to accept as one's own”