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obvius.

in the way, who goes or comes to meet

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈɔb.wi.ʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈɔb.vi.us]

  1. in the way, who goes or comes to meet

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. meeting

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  3. affable, courteous

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  4. at hand, ready

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  5. exposed, lying open

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
    do me obvium alicui

  6. known, familiar

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · figuratively
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 *weyh₁- Proto-Italic *wiā Latin via Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin obvius From ob- (“against; facing”) + via (“road, street, path; way, method”) + -us.

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