Where does “oferendar” come from?
oferendar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese oferenda, from Medieval Latin offerenda, from Latin offerendus, from Latin offerō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
oferendar (Portuguese): to offer
Definitions
- to offer
Ancestry of “oferendar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | oferenda | offering |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | offerenda | nominative feminine singular of offerendus;... |
| 3 | Latin | offerendus | which is to be offered |
| 4 | Latin | offerō | to bring before or bring to, present, offer, bestow, show, place before, exhibit, expose |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |