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Opportunity comes, probably, from Middle French opportunité, from Latin opportūnitās ‘convenience, fitness’; equivalent to opportune + -ity.

1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEopportūnitās¹‘convenience, fitness’uncertain
2. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600opportunité¹uncertain
3. Englishearliest quotation 1935opportunity¹

1. ¹ Wiktionary, English opportunity
2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1935, letter: “The chairman of the committee will be very glad…”.