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Where does “assédio” come from?

assédio (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin absedium, from Latin obsidium, from Latin obses, from Polish obsesja, from Latin obsessiō, from Latin obsidere, from Latin obsideo, from Latin ob- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

assédio (Portuguese): siege; assault

Definitions

  1. siege; assault

Ancestry of “assédio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinabsediumsiege
2Latinobsidiumgenitive plural of obses; A siege, blockade
3Latinobsesa hostage; a security, pledge
4Polishobsesja—
5Latinobsessiō—
6Latinobsiderepresent active infinitive of obsideō;...
7LatinobsideoI sit, remain, abide, stay; I frequent, haunt,...
8Latinob-towards; against
9Latinobolusobolus
10Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
11Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
12Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
13Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
14Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “assédio”

  • antiassédio
  • assediar
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