Where does “occultation” come from?
Occultation comes from Latin occultationem, from occultatio (a concealing), formed from the prefix ob- (toward) and the root ḱēl- (to hide or cover).
occultation (English): An astronomical event that occurs when one...
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- An astronomical event that occurs when one...
Ancestry of “occultation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | occultātiōnem | — |
| 2 | Latin | occultātiō | concealment |
| 3 | Latin | occultāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | occulto | Alternative form of occultē; I conceal, hide;... |
| 5 | Latin | occulo | I cover, hide, conceal |
| 6 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 7 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |