Where does “disocclusion” come from?

disocclusion (English) comes from English occlusion, from Latin occlūsiō, from Latin occludo, 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.

disocclusion (English): The situation where a previously occluded object...

Definitions

  1. The situation where a previously occluded object...

Ancestry of “disocclusion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishocclusionThe process of occluding, or something that...
2Latinocclūsiō
3LatinoccludoI shut up, close up; I restrain
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Latin ob-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos
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