Where does “unobviously” come from?
unobviously (English) comes from English unobvious, from English obvious, from Latin obvius, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
unobviously (English): In a way that is not obvious
Definitions
- In a way that is not obvious
Ancestry of “unobviously”, step by step
unobviously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unobvious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unobvious | Not obvious |
| 2 | English | obvious | Easily discovered, seen, or understood;... |
| 3 | Latin | obvius | in the way; meeting; affable, courteous |
| 4 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 5 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |