Where does “obscure” come from?

obscure (Latin) comes from Latin obscurus, from Italian scuro, from Italian oscuro, from Latin obscūrus, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

obscure (Latin): vocative masculine singular of obscūrus

Definitions

vocative masculine singular of obscūrus

Ancestry of “obscure”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	obscurus	dark, dusky, shadowy; indistinct, unintelligible,...
2	Italian	scuro	dark, deep, sombre, swarthy; dark, sombre, grim,...
3	Italian	oscuro	first-person singular present of oscurare; dark;...
4	Latin	obscūrus	—
5	Latin	ob-	towards; against
6	Latin	obolus	obolus
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

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