Where does “obliterans” come from?
Obliterans comes from Latin oblitterare, meaning to blot out or erase, from littera, a letter or mark, with possible influence from obliviscor, meaning to forget, and ob-, a prefix meaning against.
obliterans (English): Producing obstruction due to inflammation and...
Definitions
- Producing obstruction due to inflammation and...
Ancestry of “obliterans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | oblitterare | present active infinitive of oblitterō;... |
| 2 | Latin | oblino | I daub over, besmear |