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Where does “occidentalizzare” come from?

occidentalizzare (Italian) comes from Italian occidentale, from Latin occidentālis, from Latin occidēns, from Latin occidō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

occidentalizzare (Italian): to westernize

Definitions

  1. to westernize

Ancestry of “occidentalizzare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianoccidentalewest , western, westerly, occidental; Western,...
2Latinoccidentālis—
3Latinoccidēns—
4Latinoccidō—
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

Words derived from “occidentalizzare”

  • occidentalizzarsi
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