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Where does “obnubilação” come from?

obnubilação (Portuguese) comes from Late Latin obnubilatio, from Latin obnubilo, 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.

obnubilação (Portuguese): obnubilation; obnubilation; obfuscation

Definitions

  1. obnubilation; obnubilation; obfuscation

Ancestry of “obnubilação”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinobnubilatiothe action of covering , as if with a cloud
2LatinobnubiloI cover with clouds or fog; I becloud, stupefy,...
3Latinob-towards; against
4Latinobolusobolus
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
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