ob. · verb, adverb1
- Latin · borrowed fromob.
- English todayob.
From Latin ob., abbreviating obiit (“he or she passed on”) or obiter (“incidentally”).
ob. · noun2
Abbreviation of English terms.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Synonym of died, particularly used with historical dating. Full definition →
From Latin ob., abbreviating obiit (“he or she passed on”) or obiter (“incidentally”).
Abbreviation of English terms.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.