Where does “okultystka” come from?
okultystka (Polish) comes from Polish okultysta, from French occultiste, from French occulte, from Latin occultus, from Latin occulo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
Ancestry of “okultystka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | okultysta | occultist |
| 2 | French | occultiste | occultist |
| 3 | French | occulte | occult; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | occultus | hidden, concealed, having been hidden; secret |
| 5 | Latin | occulo | I cover, hide, conceal |
| 6 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 7 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |