Where does “obnubilare” come from?
obnubilare (Romanian) comes from Romanian obnubila, from French obnubiler, from Middle French [[obnubiler]], [[obnubuler]], from Old French [[obnubler]], [[obnublir]], from Latin obnūbilō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
obnubilare (Romanian): obnubilation
Definitions
- obnubilation
Ancestry of “obnubilare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | obnubila | to cloud, to obscure |
| 2 | French | obnubiler | to cloud, to obscure |
| 3 | Middle French | [[obnubiler]], [[obnubuler]] | — |
| 4 | Old French | [[obnubler]], [[obnublir]] | — |
| 5 | Latin | obnūbilō | to cover with cloud or fog |
| 6 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 7 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |