o 1 p 3 t 1 a 1 t 1 i 1 v 4 e 1
8 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
adjective indicating an option or wish
adjective relating to a mood of verbs in some languages
originFrom Middle French optatif, from Late Latin optātīvus, a calque of Ancient Greek εὐκτική (euktikḗ, “related to wishing”), from Latin optātus, past participle of optāre.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- pivot 10
- vittae 9
- pave 9
- aptote 8
- opiate 8
- pattie 8
- tapeti 8
- teapot 8
- tiptoe 8
- ovate 8
- vitae 8
- vitta 8