Where does “obambulate” come from?
obambulate (English) comes from Latin obambulatio, from Latin obambulo, from Latin ambulō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
obambulate (English): To walk about; to wander aimlessly; To walk or go...
Definitions
- To walk about; to wander aimlessly; To walk or go...
Ancestry of “obambulate”, step by step
obambulate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin obambulatio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | obambulatio | stroll |
| 2 | Latin | obambulo | I walk up to or close to; I walk about, stroll |
| 3 | Latin | ambulō | to traverse, travel |
| 4 | Latin | ambi- | around, about |
| 5 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Latin obambulatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | obambulatus |