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Where does “disostruire” come from?

disostruire (Italian) comes from Italian ostruire, from Latin obstruo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

disostruire (Italian): To unblock

Definitions

  1. To unblock

Ancestry of “disostruire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianostruireto obstruct or block
2LatinobstruoI block; I barricade; I obstruct
3Latinob-towards; against
4Latinobolusobolus
5Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
6Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
7Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “disostruire”

  • disostruzione
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →