Where does “malobservation” come from?
malobservation (English) comes from English observation, from French observation, from Latin observatio, from Latin observo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
malobservation (English): An erroneous observation
Definitions
- An erroneous observation
Ancestry of “malobservation”, step by step
malobservation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English observation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | observation | The act of observing, and the fact of being... |
| 2 | French | observation | observation careful or controlled attention or consideration |
| 3 | Latin | observatio | watching, observing; observation, attention;... |
| 4 | Latin | observo | I observe, watch; I guard, keep watch over; I... |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via English mal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mal | illness, affliction; A longboard; Malleolus |
| 2 | French | mal | trouble, difficulty; pain; evil |
| 3 | Old French | mal | evilly; badly; poorly; evil |
| 4 | Latin | malleus | hammer, mallet; a disease of animals; the... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-no- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |