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Where does “obstruct” come from?

obstruct (English) comes from Latin obstructus, from Latin obstruere, from Latin ob, from Proto-Italic *op.

obstruct (English): To block or fill with obstacles or an obstacle....

Definitions

  1. To block or fill with obstacles or an obstacle....

Ancestry of “obstruct”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinobstructusblocked; barricaded; obstructed
2Latinobstrueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latinobin the direction of, to, towards; on account of,...
4Proto-Italic*op—

Words derived from “obstruct”

  • obstructive
  • obstructing
  • nonobstructive
  • obstructiveness
  • obstructor
  • obstructively
  • obstructer
  • nonobstructing
  • unobstructive
  • deobstruct
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