Have a look at this page in wikipedia it gives a detailed description of the etymology of OK.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okay
Okay in French is: d'accord
From which language is the word "conspicuous" derived from?
Yes, "office" is a derived word. It comes from the Middle English "office," which is derived from the Old French word "ofice," ultimately tracing back to the Latin word "officium," meaning duty or service.
Diploma is a Latin word that was derived from the word diploo from the Greek language. Diploo is said to mean "to fold" and is meant to be used when describing official, sealed documents.
The word "safety" originated from the Old French word "saufte," which derived from the Latin word "salvus," meaning "free from harm."
Niguo is the Kikuyu word for the English word okay.
The word factory is derived from the medieval Latin word factoria. It is also derived from the Latin word factor.
it is derived from the word Helium.
The name is derived from the Tamil word murunggai (முருங்கை)
A theory: Mishmash might be derived from the German word "Mischmasch". That one is derived from the verb "mischen" which means "to mix".
Okay in French is: d'accord
okay = オーケー (pronounced "okay")
No, it is not a legal Scrabble word. OK is an abbreviation for okay.
The word duty is derived - through Middle-English - from the Anglo-Norman French word deute -> which in turn is derived from the Old-French word deu meaning "owed". That word derived from the Latin word debitus.
From which language is the word "conspicuous" derived from?
The root word.
A word that has another word derived from it is called an Eponym. The two words will usually have different meanings.