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Where does “obiettivare” come from?

obiettivare (Italian) comes from Italian obiettivo, from Latin obiectivus, from Latin obiciō, 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.

obiettivare (Italian): to objectify

Definitions

  1. to objectify

Ancestry of “obiettivare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianobiettivoobjective; goal; first-person singular present...
2Latinobiectivus—
3Latinobiciō—
4Latinob-towards; against
5Latinobolusobolus
6Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
7Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
8Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “obiettivare”

  • obiettivazione
  • obiettivabile
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