Where does “Makroobjektiv” come from?

Makroobjektiv (German) comes from German objektiv, from French objectif, from Latin objectivus, from Latin obicio, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

Makroobjektiv (German): macro lens

Definitions

  1. macro lens

Ancestry of “Makroobjektiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanobjektivobjective
2Frenchobjectifobjective; objective; impartial; objective, goal,...
3Latinobjectivusobjective
4LatinobicioI throw or put to, towards, in front of or...
5Latinob-towards; against
6Latinobolusobolus (Greek coin)
7Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
8Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
9Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Latin ob-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos
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