Etymology

ob-

Today it means: Against; facing; a combining prefix found in verbs of Latin origin. Full definition →

Latin ob-
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ob- · prefix1

  1. Latin · derived fromob-
  2. English todayob-

From Latin ob-.

ob- · prefix2

Clipping of obligatory.

Words from the same roots

Latinob- all →

obfuscate

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