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Where does “obserandus” come from?

obserandus (Latin) comes from Latin obsero, 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.

obserandus (Latin): which is to be barred, which is to be bolted,...

Definitions

  1. which is to be barred, which is to be bolted,...

Ancestry of “obserandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinobseroI bar, bolt, shut up; I sow thickly, I cover with...
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
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