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Where does “occulo” come from?

occulo (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.

occulo (Latin): I cover, hide, conceal

Definitions

  1. I cover, hide, conceal

Ancestry of “occulo”, 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 “occulo”

  • occult
  • occultism
  • occultation
  • occultist
  • occultic
  • occultly
  • occulter
  • occultistic
  • occultness
  • accultation
  • nonoccultation
  • occultive
  • occulter
  • occulto
  • occultationem
  • occultatus
  • occultans
  • occultare
  • occulturus
  • occulendus
  • occultatio
  • occultaturus
  • occultandus
  • occulens
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