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Where does “ocultar” come from?

ocultar (Catalan) comes from Latin occulto, from Latin occulo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

ocultar (Catalan): to hide, to conceal

Definitions

  1. to hide, to conceal

Ancestry of “ocultar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinoccultoAlternative form of occultē; I conceal, hide;...
2LatinocculoI cover, hide, conceal
3Latinob-towards; against
4Latinobolusobolus
5Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
6Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
7Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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