Where does “accultation” come from?
accultation (English) comes from English occultation, from Latin occultātiōnem, from Latin occultātiō, from Latin occultāre, from Latin occulto, from Latin occulo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
accultation (English): Alternative spelling of occultation
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of occultation
Ancestry of “accultation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | occultation | An astronomical event that occurs when one... |
| 2 | Latin | occultātiōnem | — |
| 3 | Latin | occultātiō | concealment |
| 4 | Latin | occultāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | occulto | Alternative form of occultē; I conceal, hide;... |
| 6 | Latin | occulo | I cover, hide, conceal |
| 7 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 8 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |