Where does “ottenimento” come from?
ottenimento (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.
ottenimento (Italian): obtaining, receiving
Definitions
- obtaining, receiving
Ancestry of “ottenimento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ottenere | to obtain; to reach, achieve, gain |
| 2 | Latin | obtineo | I have, occupy, possess, hold; I preserve, keep,... |
| 3 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 4 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |