Etymograph

English

oblea

Oblea comes from Spanish oblea ‘wafer (biscuit)’, from Ecclesiastical Latin oblātus ‘shown, exhibited, exposed’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁epireconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*op‘towards’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEob‘towards’
  4. Ecclesiastical Latinc. 200–1500oblātusas oblāta‘shown, exhibited, exposed’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentoublée
  6. Spanishc. 1500–presentoblea‘wafer (biscuit)’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁epireconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*op‘towards’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEob‘towards’
  4. Ecclesiastical Latinc. 200–1500oblātusas oblāta‘shown, exhibited, exposed’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentoublée
  6. Spanishc. 1500–presentoblea‘wafer (biscuit)’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi

beset, 5 more

through Latin ob ‘towards’

oblige, 2 more

through Ecclesiastical Latin oblātus ‘shown, exhibited, exposed’

oblate, 2 more

Today it means

noun A dessert from several countries in Latin America, consisting of two thin wafers sandwiching a sweet filling.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi / oblea

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