Where does “obi” come from?
obi (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian objektív, from German objektiv, from French objectif, from Latin objectivus, from Latin obicio, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
obi (Hungarian): camera lens, photographic lens, objective
Definitions
- camera lens, photographic lens, objective
Ancestry of “obi”, step by step
obi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian objektív
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | objektív | objective; camera lens, photographic lens,... |
| 2 | German | objektiv | objective |
| 3 | French | objectif | objective; objective; impartial; objective, goal,... |
| 4 | Latin | objectivus | objective |
| 5 | Latin | obicio | I throw or put to, towards, in front of or... |
| 6 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 7 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via Hungarian Ob
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Ob | — |