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Where does “assediatore” come from?

assediatore (Italian) comes from Italian assediare, from Medieval Latin assediare, from Latin obsidere, from Latin obsideo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

assediatore (Italian): besieger; Synonym of assediante

Definitions

  1. besieger; Synonym of assediante

Ancestry of “assediatore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianassediareto besiege, to lay siege to; to beset, to...
2Medieval Latinassediare—
3Latinobsiderepresent active infinitive of obsideō;...
4LatinobsideoI sit, remain, abide, stay; I frequent, haunt,...
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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