Where does “obsesif” come from?

obsesif (Malay) comes from English obsessive, from English obsess, from Latin obsessus, from Latin obsideō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

obsesif (Malay): obsessive

Definitions

  1. obsessive

Ancestry of “obsesif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishobsessiveProne to cause obsession; Having one thought or...
2EnglishobsessTo be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion;...
3Latinobsessusinhabited; besieged; obsessed
4Latinobsideōto sit, remain, abide, stay
5Latinob-towards; against
6Latinobolusobolus (Greek coin)
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-