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Where does “obsesionar” come from?

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

obsesionar (Spanish): to obsess; to fixate, to fixate on

Definitions

  1. to obsess; to fixate, to fixate on

Ancestry of “obsesionar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “obsesionar”

  • obsesionante
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