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Where does “obfuscatable” come from?

obfuscatable (English) comes from English obfuscate, from Middle French obfusquer, from French offusquer, from Latin obfuscō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

obfuscatable (English): Which can be obfuscated

Definitions

  1. Which can be obfuscated

Ancestry of “obfuscatable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishobfuscateTo make dark; overshadow; To deliberately make...
2Middle Frenchobfusquer—
3Frenchoffusquerto offend; to be offended , to take offence
4Latinobfuscō—
5Latinob-towards; against
6Latinobolusobolus
7Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
8Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
9Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “obfuscatable”

  • unobfuscatable
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