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Where does “Okkultist” come from?

Okkultist (German) comes from German okkult, from Latin occultus, from Latin occulo, 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.

Okkultist (German): occultist

Definitions

  1. occultist

Ancestry of “Okkultist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanokkultoccult
2Latinoccultushidden, concealed, having been hidden; secret
3LatinocculoI cover, hide, conceal
4Latinob-towards; against
5Latinobolusobolus
6Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
7Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
8Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “Okkultist”

  • okkultistisch
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