Where does “obligate” come from?
Obligate comes from Latin obligatus, the past participle of obligire, which combined ob- with ligāre, meaning to bind or tie.
obligate (English): To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a...
Definitions
- To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a...
Ancestry of “obligate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | obligātus | obliged, made liable, having been bound by obligation |
| 2 | Latin | obligō | to bind in obligation, obligate, make liable |
| 3 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 4 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |