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Where does “ottenibile” come from?

ottenibile (Italian) comes from Italian ottenere, from Latin obtineo, 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.

ottenibile (Italian): obtainable, achievable, attainable

Definitions

  1. obtainable, achievable, attainable

Ancestry of “ottenibile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianottenereto obtain; to reach, achieve, gain
2LatinobtineoI have, occupy, possess, hold; I preserve, keep,...
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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