Where does “obbrobrioso” come from?
obbrobrioso (Italian) comes from Latin opprobriōsus, from Latin opprobrium, from Latin opprobrō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
obbrobrioso (Italian): shameful, despicable, disgraceful, opprobrious;...
Definitions
- shameful, despicable, disgraceful, opprobrious;...
Ancestry of “obbrobrioso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | opprobriōsus | opprobrious |
| 2 | Latin | opprobrium | reproach, taunt; scandal, disgrace, dishonour,... |
| 3 | Latin | opprobrō | to reproach, upbraid, taunt |
| 4 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 5 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |