Etymology

obeli

obe·li
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Middle English obeli ← Late Latin obeli ← Ancient Greek ὀβελοί
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀβελοί
  2. Late Latin · derived fromobeli
  3. Middle English · inherited fromobeli
  4. English todayobeli

From Middle English obeli, oboli, oboly, from Late Latin obeli, from Ancient Greek ὀβελοί (obeloí).

Words from the same roots

Late Latinobeli all →

Ancient Greekὀβελοί all →

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.