Where does “semiocclusivo” come from?
semiocclusivo (Italian) comes from Italian occlusivo, from Italian occluso, from Italian occludere, from Latin occludo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
semiocclusivo (Italian): semiocclusive
Definitions
- semiocclusive
Ancestry of “semiocclusivo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | occlusivo | plosive, occlusive |
| 2 | Italian | occluso | past participle of occludere |
| 3 | Italian | occludere | To occlude |
| 4 | Latin | occludo | I shut up, close up; I restrain |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |