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Where does “observar” come from?

observar (Spanish) comes from Latin observo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

observar (Spanish): to observe, to eye

Definitions

  1. to observe, to eye

Ancestry of “observar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinobservoI observe, watch; I guard, keep watch over; I...
2Latinob-towards; against
3Latinobolusobolus
4Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
5Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
6Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “observar”

  • observación
  • obserbasyon
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