Etymology

obiter

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Today it means: Incidentally; in passing. Full definition →

Latin obiter ← Proto-Italic *op ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i)
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The story

  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. Latiniter
  8. Latinobiter
  9. English todayobiter

Borrowed from Latin obiter.

Words from the same roots

Latinobiter all →

obiter dictum

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