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Where does “oferta” come from?

oferta (Spanish) comes from Catalan oferta, from Catalan oferir, from Vulgar Latin offerire, from Latin offerre, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

oferta (Spanish): offer; supply; deal, sale, bargain

Definitions

  1. offer; supply; deal, sale, bargain

Ancestry of “oferta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanofertaoffer; supply; deal, sale, bargain
2Catalanoferirto offer
3Vulgar Latinofferirepresent active infinitive of *offeriō
4Latinofferrepresent active infinitive of offerō; bring to,...
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 “oferta”

  • contraoferta
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