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Where does “opprobriosus” come from?

opprobriosus (Late Latin) comes from Latin opprobrium, from Latin opprobrō, 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.

opprobriosus (Late Latin): opprobrious

Definitions

  1. opprobrious

Ancestry of “opprobriosus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinopprobriumreproach, taunt; scandal, disgrace, dishonour,...
2Latinopprobrō—
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 “opprobriosus”

  • opprobrious
  • opprobriously
  • opprobriousness
  • obbrobrioso
  • obbrobriosamente
  • obbrobriosità
  • oprobrieus
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