"ob-" meaning in Latin

See ob- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: obs- [alternative], os- [alternative]
Etymology: Prefixation of preposition ob (“towards; against”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|ob}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*h₁éps", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁ep-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁épi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*op", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ob", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ob-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="ob-"> Head templates: {{head|la|prefix}} ob-
  1. towards; against Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ob--la-prefix-u6ButGaH Categories (other): Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Pages using catfix, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 13 13 3 3 0 0 19 2 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 4 3 2 6 2 5 2 1 5 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 11 8 4 4 0 0 16 3 3 4 3 0 0 1 0 7 4 3 7 1 6 2 1 7 3 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 4 4 0 0 11 4 4 4 4 0 0 1 0 9 4 4 9 1 7 3 1 8 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 3 15 3 4 0 0 23 3 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 5 3 3 6 2 5 2 1 6 2 2 2
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}

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