Where does “obturator” come from?
Obturator comes from Latin obturo, derived from the prefix ob- and obolus, which traces through Ancient Greek ὀβολός and ὀβελός to βέλος meaning "missile" or "dart," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos.
obturator (English): An object used to obstruct a hole, such as a...
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- An object used to obstruct a hole, such as a...
Ancestry of “obturator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | obturo | I stop up, block up; I assuage, allay |
| 2 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 3 | Latin | obolus | obolus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
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