Where does “obfuscatorily” come from?
obfuscatorily (English) comes from English obfuscatory, from English obfuscate, from Middle French obfusquer, from French offusquer, from Latin obfuscō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
obfuscatorily (English): In an obfuscatory manner; so as to confuse or conceal
Definitions
- In an obfuscatory manner; so as to confuse or conceal
Ancestry of “obfuscatorily”, step by step
obfuscatorily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English obfuscatory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | obfuscatory | Tending to obfuscate; intended to conceal the... |
| 2 | English | obfuscate | To make dark; overshadow; To deliberately make... |
| 3 | Middle French | obfusquer | obfuscate |
| 4 | French | offusquer | to offend |
| 5 | Latin | obfuscō | — |
| 6 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 7 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |