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Where does “obsidium” come from?

obsidium (Latin) comes from Latin obses, from Polish obsesja, from Latin obsessiō, from Latin obsidere, from Latin obsideo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

obsidium (Latin): genitive plural of obses; A siege, blockade

Definitions

  1. genitive plural of obses; A siege, blockade

Ancestry of “obsidium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinobsesa hostage; a security, pledge
2Polishobsesja—
3Latinobsessiō—
4Latinobsiderepresent active infinitive of obsideō;...
5LatinobsideoI sit, remain, abide, stay; I frequent, haunt,...
6Latinob-towards; against
7Latinobolusobolus
8Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
9Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
10Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “obsidium”

  • absedium
  • assediar
  • assédio
  • antiassédio
  • assiegier
  • assiégi
  • assedicare
  • absedium
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