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Where does “deobliquing” come from?

deobliquing (English) comes from English oblique, from Middle French oblique, from Latin obliquus, 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.

deobliquing (English): The removal of obliquity

Definitions

  1. The removal of obliquity

Ancestry of “deobliquing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishobliqueNot erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or...
2Middle Frenchoblique—
3Latinobliquussidelong, slanting, awry, oblique
4Latinob-towards; against
5Latinobolusobolus
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
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