Where does “osservatorju” come from?
osservatorju (Maltese) comes from Italian osservatorio, from Italian osservare, from Latin observo, 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.
osservatorju (Maltese): observatory
Definitions
- observatory
Ancestry of “osservatorju”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | osservatorio | observatory |
| 2 | Italian | osservare | to observe, watch, study, examine; to observe,... |
| 3 | Latin | observo | I observe, watch; I guard, keep watch over; I... |
| 4 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 5 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |