Where does “obfuscator” come from?
obfuscator (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.
obfuscator (English): Agent noun of obfuscate; one who obfuscates; A...
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- Agent noun of obfuscate; one who obfuscates; A...
Ancestry of “obfuscator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | obfuscate | To make dark; overshadow; To deliberately make... |
| 2 | Middle French | obfusquer | — |
| 3 | French | offusquer | to offend; to be offended , to take offence |
| 4 | Latin | obfuscō | — |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus |
| 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 |