Where does “ostensively” come from?
ostensively (English) comes from English ostensive, from French ostensif, from Latin ostensivus, from Latin ostendō, from Latin obs-, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
ostensively (English): In an ostensive manner; Ostensibly
Definitions
- In an ostensive manner; Ostensibly
Ancestry of “ostensively”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ostensive | Apparently true, but not necessarily; ostensible;... |
| 2 | French | ostensif | — |
| 3 | Latin | ostensivus | ostensive |
| 4 | Latin | ostendō | — |
| 5 | Latin | obs- | in front of |
| 6 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 7 | Latin | obolus | obolus |
| 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 |