Latin
ob
‘towards’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin ob.
5 English words in this record descend from Latin ob, most familiar first.
- oblige ← obligen ← obligier ← obligō
- oblate ← oblātus
- ostinato ← obstinātus ← obstinō
- oblati ← oblatus
- oblea ← oublée ← oblātus
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Etymograph / Latin ob