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Where does “obconical” come from?

obconical (English) comes from English ob-, from English obligatory, from Middle English obligatorie, from Latin obligātōrius, from Latin obligō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

obconical (English): of a fruit: conical in shape and attached to the...

Definitions

  1. of a fruit: conical in shape and attached to the...

Ancestry of “obconical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishob-Against; facing; a combining prefix found in...
2EnglishobligatoryImposing obligation, legally, morally, or...
3Middle EnglishobligatorieMaking someone obligated to pay a charge;...
4Latinobligātōrius—
5Latinobligō—
6Latinob-towards; against
7Latinobolusobolus
8Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
9Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
10Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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