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Where does “obliquangolo” come from?

obliquangolo (Italian) comes from Italian obliquo, from Latin obliquus, 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.

obliquangolo (Italian): oblique-angled

Definitions

  1. oblique-angled

Ancestry of “obliquangolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianobliquooblique, sidelong; slanting
2Latinobliquussidelong, slanting, awry, oblique
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
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