Where does “oficiante” come from?
oficiante (Latvian) comes from Latvian oficiants, from Russian официа́нт, from French officiant, from Latin officiō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
oficiante (Latvian): waitress
Definitions
- waitress
Ancestry of “oficiante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | oficiants | waiter |
| 2 | Russian | официа́нт | waiter |
| 3 | French | officiant | present participle of officier; officiating |
| 4 | Latin | officiō | to obstruct, hinder, block |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |