Etymology

obambulate

ob·am·bu·late
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Today it means: To walk about; to wander aimlessly. Full definition →

Latin obambulātus ← Proto-Italic *alō ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óp(i)
  4. Proto-Italic*op
  5. Latinob
  6. Latinob-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰí
  10. Proto-Italic*amβi-
  11. Latinambi-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂elh₂-
  13. Proto-Italic*alō
  14. Latin*alō
  15. Latinambulō
  16. Latinobambulō
  17. Latinobambulātus
  18. English todayobambulate

First attested in 1614; borrowed from Latin obambulātus, perfect passive participle of obambulō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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