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Where does “obtundo” come from?

obtundo (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.

obtundo (Latin): I strike, beat or batter; I blunt; I deafen

Definitions

  1. I strike, beat or batter; I blunt; I deafen

Ancestry of “obtundo”, 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 “obtundo”

  • obtuse
  • obtuseness
  • obtusely
  • obtund
  • obtusity
  • obtundent
  • subobtuse
  • nonobtuse
  • obtundity
  • obtunder
  • unobtuse
  • perobtusus
  • obtusifolius
  • obtusurus
  • obtundendus
  • obtusa
  • obtusatus
  • obtundens
  • obtusus
  • obtundere
  • obtuso
  • ottundere
  • ottundimento
  • obtus
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