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Where does “obligately” come from?

obligately (English) comes from English obligate, from Latin obligātus, from Latin obligō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

obligately (English): In an obligate manner

Definitions

  1. In an obligate manner

Ancestry of “obligately”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishobligateTo bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a...
2Latinobligātus—
3Latinobligō—
4Latinob-towards; against
5Latinobolusobolus
6Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
7Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
8Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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