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...
Definitions
- Agent noun of obfuscate; one who obfuscates; A...
Ancestry of “obfuscator”, step by step
obfuscator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English obfuscate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | obfuscate | To make dark; overshadow; To deliberately make... |
| 2 | Middle French | obfusquer | obfuscate |
| 3 | French | offusquer | to offend |
| 4 | Latin | obfuscō | — |
| 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 ‐or
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐or | Creates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed |
| 2 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 3 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 4 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |