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Where does “obsesionante” come from?

obsesionante (Spanish) comes from Spanish obsesionar, from Spanish obsesión, from Latin obsessiō, from Latin obsidere, from Latin obsideo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

obsesionante (Spanish): obsessing

Definitions

  1. obsessing

Ancestry of “obsesionante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishobsesionarto obsess; to fixate, to fixate on
2Spanishobsesiónobsession
3Latinobsessiō—
4Latinobsiderepresent active infinitive of obsideō;...
5LatinobsideoI sit, remain, abide, stay; I frequent, haunt,...
6Latinob-towards; against
7Latinobolusobolus
8Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
9Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
10Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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