Where does “obtestans” come from?
obtestans (Latin) comes from Latin obtestor, 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.
obtestans (Latin): imploring
Ancestry of “obtestans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | obtestor | I call someone as a witness; I beseech or implore |
| 2 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 3 | Latin | obolus | obolus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |