Where does “oksidantal” come from?
oksidantal (Haitian Creole) comes from French occidental, from Latin occidentālis, from Latin occidēns, from Latin occidō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
oksidantal (Haitian Creole): occidental
Definitions
- occidental
Ancestry of “oksidantal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | occidental | Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident,... |
| 2 | Latin | occidentālis | western, westerly |
| 3 | Latin | occidēns | falling down |
| 4 | Latin | occidō | to fall down |
| 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 |