oblecto.
to entertain, delight, amuse
Meaning & usage
to entertain, delight, amuse
to pass (the time) agreeably
to delay, detain
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *lakjō Latin laciō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin lactō Latin oblectō From ob- (“to, because of”) + lactō (“flatter, please”).
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