Where does “obituary” come from?

Obituary comes from Medieval Latin obituarius, from the Latin suffix -arius and obeo meaning to go toward or meet, derived from the prefix ob- and the root is, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀβολός.

obituary (English): A brief notice of a person’s death, as published...

Definitions

A brief notice of a person’s death, as published...

Ancestry of “obituary”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Medieval Latin	obituarius	An obituary
2	Latin	obitus	perished; The act of approaching or going toward;...
3	Latin	obeo	I go towards, go to meet; I arrive at, reach,...
4	Latin	ob-	towards; against
5	Latin	obolus	obolus
6	Ancient Greek	ὀβολός	obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
7	Ancient Greek	ὀβελός	a spit, rod; a horizontal line
8	Ancient Greek	βέλος	missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
9	Proto-Indo-European	gʷélHos	—
10	Proto-Indo-European	gʷelH-	to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “obituary”

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