Where does “occidentalitzar” come from?

occidentalitzar (Catalan) comes from Catalan occidental, from Latin occidentālis, from Latin occidēns, from Latin occidō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

occidentalitzar (Catalan): to westernize

Definitions

  1. to westernize

Ancestry of “occidentalitzar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanoccidentalwestern
2Latinoccidentāliswestern, westerly
3Latinoccidēnsfalling down
4Latinoccidōto fall down
5Latinob-towards; against
6Latinobolusobolus (Greek coin)
7Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
8Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
9Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-