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Where does “osservazione” come from?

osservazione (Italian) comes from Latin observatio, from Latin observo, 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.

osservazione (Italian): observation; remark; note

Definitions

  1. observation; remark; note

Ancestry of “osservazione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinobservatiowatching, observing; observation, attention;...
2LatinobservoI observe, watch; I guard, keep watch over; I...
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 “osservazione”

  • autoosservazione
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