Where does “obloquy” come from?
Obloquy comes from Latin obloquium, derived from obloquor meaning to speak against, from loquor meaning to speak, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos meaning to throw or pierce.
obloquy (English): Abusive language; Disgrace; A false accusation;...
Definitions
- Abusive language; Disgrace; A false accusation;...
Ancestry of “obloquy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | obloquium | a contradiction |
| 2 | Latin | obloquor | I speak against someone or something; interrupt a... |
| 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 |