Where does “obstructionist” come from?
obstructionist (English) comes from French obstructionniste, from French obstruction, from Latin obstructio, from Latin obstruo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
obstructionist (English): Someone who systematically obstructs the actions...
Definitions
- Someone who systematically obstructs the actions...
Ancestry of “obstructionist”, step by step
obstructionist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French obstructionniste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | obstructionniste | obstructionist |
| 2 | French | obstruction | block; obstruction |
| 3 | Latin | obstructio | The act of closing up by building; a blocking up;... |
| 4 | Latin | obstruo | I block; I barricade; I obstruct |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via English obstruction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | obstruction | The act of obstructing, or state of being... |