Latin
oblīquus
‘slanting, sideways, indirect, envious’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin oblīquus.
4 English words in this record descend from Latin oblīquus, most familiar first.
- oblique
- obliquity ← obliquité ← oblīquitās
- obliquus
- obliquation ← obliquātiō ← obliquō
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Etymograph / Latin oblīquus