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Originally Posted by Daniel A Roberts
[...]It surprises me sometimes that folks truly don't know where the acronym OK comes from, and how it came to be used. Yes, it goes back to the 1800's.[...]
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It doesn't seem all that surprising. The
Wikipedia article says: "There is no consensus on the origins of "okay." Several possibilities exist." and provides a
separate page listing many possibilities, including yours.
Not that I'm suggesting Wikipedia is an infallible source, but at least it does provide references to the etymologies it displays. Can you offer anything substantial in support of the one you like? (ETA: That came out a little badly/bluntly, I just mean that without documentation showing the use was actually picked up from that source, however he signed his name, it is no more convincing that some of the other possibilities.)