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Where does “obtestatio” come from?

obtestatio (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.

obtestatio (Latin): adjuring, conjuring; earnest entreaty, adjuration

Definitions

  1. adjuring, conjuring; earnest entreaty, adjuration

Ancestry of “obtestatio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinobtestorI call someone as a witness; I beseech or implore
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

Words derived from “obtestatio”

  • obtestation
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