Where does “obligado dama” come from?

obligado dama (Cebuano) comes from Spanish obligado, from Latin obligātus, from Latin obligō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

obligado dama (Cebuano): forced capture using a king

Definitions

  1. forced capture using a king

Ancestry of “obligado dama”, step by step

obligado dama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish obligado

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishobligadoobliged, obligated; committed; coerced, forced
2Latinobligātusobliged, made liable, having been bound by obligation
3Latinobligōto bind in obligation, obligate, make liable
4Latinob-towards; against
5Latinobolusobolus (Greek coin)
6Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
7Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
8Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

via Cebuano dama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanodamathe game of checkers; a king; a demijohn
2Spanishdamasplural of dama; checkers; draughts
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Latin ob-Every word from Latin obligō