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late 19th century: from French opter, from Latin optare ‘choose, wish’.
wiktionary
From French opter, from Latin optare “to choose” or "to select"
etymonline
opt (v.)
"wish for, choose, desire," 1877, from French opter "to choose" (16c.), from Latin optare "choose, desire" (see option). For the first few years only in English in a French context. An earlier word for the same thing was optate (1610s), from Latin optatus. To opt out "choose not to participate" is by 1922. Related: Opted; opting.
