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Where does “obolus” come from?

obolus (Latin) comes 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.

obolus (Latin): obolus

Definitions

  1. obolus

Ancestry of “obolus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “obolus”

  • attention
  • object
  • content
  • offer
  • occur
  • extent
  • tend
  • opposite
  • intention
  • occasion
  • extensive
  • obtain
  • tendency
  • obvious
  • attend
  • opposition
  • extension
  • objective
  • intense
  • offering
  • observe
  • intensity
  • occasionally
  • tender
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