Where does “obligala” come from?
obligala (English) comes from English obligatory, from Middle English obligatorie, from Latin obligātōrius, from Latin obligō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
obligala (English): |_|fandom slang}} A formal ball which two characters (usually Fox Mulder and Dana Scully) are required to attend as a set-up in romantic fan fiction
Definitions
- |_|fandom slang}} A formal ball which two characters (usually Fox Mulder and Dana Scully) are required to attend as a set-up in romantic fan fiction
Ancestry of “obligala”, step by step
obligala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English obligatory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | obligatory | Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | obligatorie | Making someone obligated to pay a charge;... |
| 3 | Latin | obligātōrius | binding, obligatory |
| 4 | Latin | obligō | to bind in obligation, obligate, make liable |
| 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 Gala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gala | A type of apple, a cross-pollination between... |
| 2 | French | gala | third-person singular past historic of galer |
| 3 | Spanish | gala | feminine singular of galo; gala; elegant dress,... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | gala | — |
| 5 | Old French | gale | pomp; show; festivity; mirth; rejoicing |
| 6 | Old French | galer | to rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself |
| 7 | Old French | galle | — |
| 8 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 9 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |