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Where does “ostentatus” come from?

ostentatus (Latin) comes from Latin ostentō, from Latin ostendō, from Latin obs-, 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.

ostentatus (Latin): exhibited, shown, having been exhibited; shown...

Definitions

  1. exhibited, shown, having been exhibited; shown...

Ancestry of “ostentatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinostentō—
2Latinostendō—
3Latinobs-in front of
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 “ostentatus”

  • ostentate
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