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    Which concept links obelus, obolus and obelisk?

    Question #77976. Asked by tragic_flawed. (Mar 28 07 6:38 PM)


    BG07

    		There are possibly several answers:

    They have the same prefix: Ob
    Obelus is a synonym for obelisk
    Yet Obolus is a greek unit of weight, .1g

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/obelus

    Mar 28 07, 6:45 PM
    lanfranco

    		"Obelisk" comes from Greek "obeliskos" and ultimately from "obelos" -- meaning "stick," "spit," "dagger," or "needle." The word "obelus," which is a sort of 17th-century Latinized Greek, is, however, derived from the same root. It is the very familar symbol for "division" in mathematics. An "obolus" was a Greek coin, again from the same root:

    http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=obelisk

    Mar 28 07, 7:30 PM

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