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Where does “obtundere” come from?

obtundere (Latin) comes 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.

obtundere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “obtundere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinob-towards; against
2Latinobolusobolus
3Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
4Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
5Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “obtundere”

  • obtuse
  • obtuseness
  • obtusely
  • obtusity
  • subobtuse
  • nonobtuse
  • unobtuse
  • obtusatus
  • obtusa
  • obtusus
  • perobtusus
  • obtusifolius
  • obtuso
  • obtus
  • obtusement
  • obtuso
  • obtús
  • obtus
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