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Where does “obex” come from?

obex (Latin) comes from Latin obiciō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

obex (Latin): bolt, bar; barrier, wall; hindrance, impediment,...

Definitions

  1. bolt, bar; barrier, wall; hindrance, impediment,...

Ancestry of “obex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinobiciō—
2Latinob-towards; against
3Latinobolusobolus
4Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
5Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
6Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “obex”

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