Where does “obscurizare” come from?
obscurizare (Romanian) comes from Romanian obscuriza, from Romanian obscur, from French obscur, from Middle French obscur, from Old French oscur, from Latin obscūrus, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
obscurizare (Romanian): obscuring
Definitions
- obscuring
Ancestry of “obscurizare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | obscuriza | to obscure |
| 2 | Romanian | obscur | obscure; dark |
| 3 | French | obscur | obscure |
| 4 | Middle French | obscur | dark |
| 5 | Old French | oscur | dark; lacking light; hidden from view; difficult... |
| 6 | Latin | obscūrus | dark, dusky, shadowy |
| 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 |