Etymograph

English

swaption

Blend of swap + option.

A blend of swap + option

Middle English swappen ‘to swap’

English swap

Latin optō ‘to choose’

Latin optiō ‘choice’

French option

English option

Today it means

noun An instrument granting the owner an option to enter an interest rate swap.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “swaption”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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