Where does “euroobligațiune” come from?
euroobligațiune (Romanian) comes from Romanian obligațiune, from Romanian obliga, from French obliger, from Middle French obliger, from Old French obligier, from Latin obligō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
euroobligațiune (Romanian): Eurobond
Definitions
- Eurobond
Ancestry of “euroobligațiune”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | obligațiune | — |
| 2 | Romanian | obliga | to oblige |
| 3 | French | obliger | to oblige, to require, to compel, to force... |
| 4 | Middle French | obliger | to oblige |
| 5 | Old French | obligier | — |
| 6 | Latin | obligō | to bind in obligation, obligate, make liable |
| 7 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 8 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |