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obsideo.

to sit, remain, abide, stay

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ɔpˈsɪ.de.oː]Classical-Latin[obˈsiː.de.o]
  1. to sit, remain, abide, stay

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  2. to frequent, haunt, inhabit

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  3. to besiege; hem in, beset, invest, blockade a place

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  4. to detain, hold captive

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  5. to occupy, fill, possess

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  6. to watch closely; to be on the lookout for

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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 *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sedéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sedēō Latin sedeō Latin obsideō From ob- (“before”) + sedeō (“to sit”).

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