Where does “obstruct” come from?
obstruct (English) comes from Latin obstructus, from Latin obstruere, from Latin ob, from Proto-Italic *op — towards.
obstruct (English): To block or fill with obstacles or an obstacle....
Definitions
- To block or fill with obstacles or an obstacle....
Ancestry of “obstruct”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | obstructus | blocked; barricaded; obstructed |
| 2 | Latin | obstruere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | ob | in the direction of, to, towards; on account of,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *op | towards |