Where does “occidentalizare” come from?

occidentalizare (Romanian) comes from Romanian occidentaliza, from French occidentaliser, from French occidental, from Latin occidentālis, from Latin occidēns, from Latin occidō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

occidentalizare (Romanian): westernization

Definitions

  1. westernization

Ancestry of “occidentalizare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianoccidentalizato westernize
2Frenchoccidentaliserto westernise
3FrenchoccidentalOf, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident,...
4Latinoccidentāliswestern, westerly
5Latinoccidēnsfalling down
6Latinoccidōto fall down
7Latinob-towards; against
8Latinobolusobolus (Greek coin)
9Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
10Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
11Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos
13Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Latin ob-Every word from Latin occidō