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Where does “observationality” come from?

observationality (English) comes from English observational, from English observation, from French observation, from Latin observatio, from Latin observo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

observationality (English): The property of being observational

Definitions

  1. The property of being observational

Ancestry of “observationality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishobservationalRelating to observation, especially scientific...
2EnglishobservationThe act of observing, and the fact of being...
3Frenchobservationobservation
4Latinobservatiowatching, observing; observation, attention;...
5LatinobservoI observe, watch; I guard, keep watch over; I...
6Latinob-towards; against
7Latinobolusobolus
8Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
9Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
10Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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