Where does “obnubilous” come from?
obnubilous (Middle English) comes from Latin obnubilus, from Latin nūbilum, from Latin nūbilus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
obnubilous (Middle English): indistinct, obscure
Ancestry of “obnubilous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | obnubilus | shrouded in darkness; overclouded, cloudy, dark,... |
| 2 | Latin | nūbilum | cloud, mist |
| 3 | Latin | nūbilus | cloudy, overcast; cloud-bringing |
| 4 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
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