Where does “obrepere” come from?
obrepere (Latin) comes from Latin obrepo, 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.
obrepere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...
Definitions
- second-person singular future passive indicative...
Ancestry of “obrepere”, step by step
obrepere traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin obrepo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | obrepo | I creep up; I surprise, deceive, cheat |
| 2 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 3 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via Latin ob
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ob | in the direction of, to, towards; on account of,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *op | towards |
via Latin repere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | repere | present active infinitive of rēpō; to creep, to... |