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Where does “occludo” come from?

occludo (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.

occludo (Latin): I shut up, close up; I restrain

Definitions

  1. I shut up, close up; I restrain

Ancestry of “occludo”, 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 “occludo”

  • occlusion
  • occlusive
  • occlude
  • occluder
  • reocclusion
  • nonocclusive
  • vasoocclusive
  • semiocclusive
  • disocclusion
  • vasoocclusion
  • subocclusive
  • occlusively
  • nonocclusion
  • preocclusion
  • reocclude
  • occlusivity
  • disocclude
  • occluse
  • re-occlude
  • occulent
  • abocclusion
  • occludere
  • occlusurus
  • occludendus
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