Where does “obturbinate” come from?
obturbinate (English) comes from English ob, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
obturbinate (English): inversely top-shaped
Definitions
- inversely top-shaped
Ancestry of “obturbinate”, step by step
obturbinate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ob
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ob | a halfpenny; an objection; the obese gene |
| 2 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 3 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 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 |
via English turbinate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | turbinate | Shaped or spinning like a top; In the shape of a... |
| 2 | Latin | turbinatus | cone-shaped, conical |
| 3 | Latin | turbo | tornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,... |
| 4 | Latin | turba | stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύρβη | disorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |