Where does “ὀβολός” come from?

ὀβολός (Ancient Greek) comes 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.

ὀβολός (Ancient Greek): obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...

Definitions

  1. obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...

Ancestry of “ὀβολός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
2Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “ὀβολός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos →Every word from Ancient Greek βέλος →