Where does “obituarily” come from?
obituarily (English) comes from English obituary, from Medieval Latin obituarius, from Latin obitus, from Latin obeo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
obituarily (English): In terms of, or by means of, an obituary
Definitions
- In terms of, or by means of, an obituary
Ancestry of “obituarily”, step by step
obituarily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English obituary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | obituary | A brief notice of a person’s death, as published... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | obituarius | An obituary |
| 3 | Latin | obitus | perished; The act of approaching or going toward;... |
| 4 | Latin | obeo | I go towards, go to meet; I arrive at, reach,... |
| 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 |