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Where does “occultare” come from?

occultare (Italian) comes from Latin occulto, from Latin occulo, 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.

occultare (Italian): to hide, conceal, occult

Definitions

  1. to hide, conceal, occult

Ancestry of “occultare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinoccultoAlternative form of occultē; I conceal, hide;...
2LatinocculoI cover, hide, conceal
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 “occultare”

  • occultabilità
  • occultatore
  • occultezza
  • occultabile
  • inoccultabile
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