Where does “oblately” come from?
oblately (English) comes from English oblate, from French oblat, from Latin oblātus, from Latin offerō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
oblately (English): In an oblate manner
Definitions
- In an oblate manner
Ancestry of “oblately”, step by step
oblately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oblate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oblate | A person dedicated to a life of religion or... |
| 2 | French | oblat | oblate |
| 3 | Latin | oblātus | shown, exhibited, exposed |
| 4 | Latin | offerō | to bring before or bring to, present, offer, bestow, show, place before, exhibit, expose |
| 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 |