Where does “obliikvisija” come from?
obliikvisija (Finnish) comes from Finnish obliikvi, from Latin obliquus, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
obliikvisija (Finnish): oblique case
Definitions
- oblique case
Ancestry of “obliikvisija”, step by step
obliikvisija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish obliikvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | obliikvi | oblique |
| 2 | Latin | obliquus | sidelong, slanting, awry, oblique |
| 3 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 4 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |