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Where does “oferi” come from?

oferi (Romanian) comes from Italian offerire, from Latin offerō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

oferi (Romanian): to offer; second-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. to offer; second-person singular present...

Ancestry of “oferi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianofferireAlternative spelling of offrire
2Latinofferō—
3Latinob-towards; against
4Latinobolusobolus
5Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
6Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
7Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “oferi”

  • ofer
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