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Where does “disobstruction” come from?

disobstruction (English) comes from English obstruction, from Latin obstructio, from Latin obstruo, 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.

disobstruction (English): The removal of an obstruction

Definitions

  1. The removal of an obstruction

Ancestry of “disobstruction”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishobstructionThe act of obstructing, or state of being...
2LatinobstructioThe act of closing up by building; a blocking up;...
3LatinobstruoI block; I barricade; I obstruct
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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