Where does “obsono” come from?

obsono (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὀψωνέω, from Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι, from Ancient Greek ὦνος, from Proto-Indo-European wosno-, from Proto-Indo-European wesno- — price.

obsono (Latin): I buy provisions, cater, purvey, provide, shop;...

Definitions

  1. I buy provisions, cater, purvey, provide, shop;...

Ancestry of “obsono”, step by step

obsono traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὀψωνέω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀψωνέωto buy fish; to buy victuals in general
2Ancient Greekὠνέομαιto buy, purchase
3Ancient Greekὦνοςprice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwosno-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwesno-price

via Latin sonō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsonōto sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context)
2Proto-Italic*swonaōto sound, resound

Words derived from “obsono”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wesno- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wosno- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὦνος →