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Where does “opitulor” come from?

opitulor (Latin) comes from Latin Ops, from Latin oscen, from Latin opscen, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

opitulor (Latin): I help, assist; I relieve

Definitions

  1. I help, assist; I relieve

Ancestry of “opitulor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinOpsearth goddess, fertility deity
2Latinoscenany bird by whose song cries augurs divined...
3Latinopscen—
4Latinob-towards; against
5Latinobolusobolus
6Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
7Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
8Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “opitulor”

  • opitulans
  • opitulaturus
  • opitulatus
  • opitulandus
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