Where does “ostentatorio” come from?

ostentatorio (Spanish) comes from Spanish ostentar, from Latin ostentō, from Latin ostendō, from Latin obs-, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

ostentatorio (Spanish): ostentatious

Definitions

  1. ostentatious

Ancestry of “ostentatorio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishostentarto display, to flaunt; to hold, to possess
2Latinostentōto exhibit, show, present
3Latinostendōto expose to view, exhibit, show
4Latinobs-in front of
5Latinob-towards; against
6Latinobolusobolus (Greek coin)
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Latin ob-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos