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Where does “objetivo” come from?

objetivo (Spanish) comes from Latin objectivus, from Latin obicio, 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.

objetivo (Spanish): objective; aim

Definitions

  1. objective; aim

Ancestry of “objetivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinobjectivusobjective
2LatinobicioI throw or put to, towards, in front of or...
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 “objetivo”

  • objetivamente
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