Where does “obstacol” come from?
obstacol (Romanian) comes from French obstacle, from Italian ostacolo, from Latin obstaculum, from Latin obstō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
obstacol (Romanian): obstacle
Definitions
- obstacle
Ancestry of “obstacol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | obstacle | obstacle |
| 2 | Italian | ostacolo | obstacle; hurdle; hurdles |
| 3 | Latin | obstaculum | obstacle, hindrance |
| 4 | Latin | obstō | to stand before, stand in the way of, obstruct, block, oppose |
| 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 |