Where does “obeso” come from?

obeso (Portuguese) comes from Latin obēsus, from Latin obedō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

obeso (Portuguese): obese

Definitions

  1. obese

Ancestry of “obeso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinobēsuseaten away, devoured, having been eaten away
2Latinobedōto eat, eat away, or devour
3Latinob-towards; against
4Latinobolusobolus (Greek coin)
5Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
6Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
7Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-