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Where does “okkultizmus” come from?

okkultizmus (Hungarian) comes from German Okkultismus, from German okkult, from Latin occultus, from Latin occulo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

okkultizmus (Hungarian): occultism

Definitions

  1. occultism

Ancestry of “okkultizmus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOkkultismusoccultism
2Germanokkultoccult
3Latinoccultushidden, concealed, having been hidden; secret
4LatinocculoI cover, hide, conceal
5Latinob-towards; against
6Latinobolusobolus
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
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