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Where does “obligacija” come from?

obligacija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin obligatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

obligacija (Serbo-Croatian): obligation

Definitions

  1. obligation

Ancestry of “obligacija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinobligatiobinding; engaging, pledging, obligation, bond;...
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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