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Where does “obseratus” come from?

obseratus (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.

obseratus (Latin): barred, bolted, having been shut up

Definitions

  1. barred, bolted, having been shut up

Ancestry of “obseratus”, 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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