Etymology

oblatum

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Today it means: An oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis. Full definition →

Late Latin oblātus ← Latin ob
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oblatum · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromob“in front of, before”
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromoblātus
  3. English todayoblatum

From Late Latin oblātus (oblatus), from Latin ob (“in front of, before”) + lātus (“broad, wide”), (modelled after and contrasting with prolatus (“extended, lengthened”)).

oblatum · adjective2

  1. Latin · borrowed fromoblātum
  2. English todayoblatum

From Latin oblātum, past participle of offerō (“bring to, offer”), from ob (“in front of”) + ferō (“bring”). Compare oblate.

Words from the same roots

Late Latinoblātus all →

oblate

Latinob all →

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