Where does “semiobscurity” come from?
semiobscurity (English) comes from English obscurity, from Middle French obscurité, from Latin obscūritās, from Latin obscūrus, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
semiobscurity (English): Partial obscurity
Definitions
- Partial obscurity
Ancestry of “semiobscurity”, step by step
semiobscurity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English obscurity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | obscurity | Darkness; the absence of light; The state of... |
| 2 | Middle French | obscurité | — |
| 3 | Latin | obscūritās | darkness |
| 4 | Latin | obscūrus | dark, dusky, shadowy |
| 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 |