Where does “ὀβολοστάτης” come from?
ὀβολοστάτης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
ὀβολοστάτης (Ancient Greek): weigher of obols, petty usurer
Definitions
- weigher of obols, petty usurer
Ancestry of “ὀβολοστάτης”, step by step
ὀβολοστάτης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ὀβολός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via Ancient Greek ἵστημι
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἵστημι | to make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | hístāmi | to stand |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |