English
obliquation
Obliquation comes from Latin obliquō ‘to turn obliquely’, from oblīquus ‘slanting’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- ‘to bend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewg-1‘to bend’uncertain
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCE*lecinos1uncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElicinus2‘bent upward’uncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEoblīquus3‘slanting’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEobliquō4‘to turn obliquely’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEobliquātiō4
- Englishearliest quotation 1756-1757obliquation4
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin licinus
- 2 Wiktionary, Latin obliquus
- 3 Wiktionary, Latin obliquo
- 4 Wiktionary, English obliquation
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1756-1757, Thomas Birch: “the obliquation of the eye”.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewg-Wiktionary, Latin licinus‘to bend’uncertain
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCE*lecinosWiktionary, Latin licinusuncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElicinusWiktionary, Latin obliquus‘bent upward’uncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEoblīquusWiktionary, Latin obliquo‘slanting’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEobliquōWiktionary, English obliquation‘to turn obliquely’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEobliquātiōWiktionary, English obliquation
- Englishearliest quotation 1756-1757obliquationWiktionary, English obliquation. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1756-1757, Thomas Birch: “the obliquation of the eye”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewg- ‘to bend’
Today it means
noun The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “obliquation”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin licinus, Latin obliquus, Latin obliquo. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewg- / obliquation