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Where does “opulentia” come from?

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

opulentia (Latin): wealth, opulence

Definitions

  1. wealth, opulence

Ancestry of “opulentia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinopulentuswealthy, rich; opulent
2LatinOpsearth goddess, fertility deity
3Latinoscenany bird by whose song cries augurs divined...
4Latinopscen—
5Latinob-towards; against
6Latinobolusobolus
7Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
8Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
9Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “opulentia”

  • opulence
  • opulence
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