myEtymology.com: French etymology of obtuse

Etymology of the French word obtuse

the Old French word obtuse

derived from the Latin word obtusus (blunt; dull; obtuse)

derived from the Latin word obtundere (strike, beat, batter)

derived from the Latin word tundere (beat; bruise, pulp)

using the Late Latin prefix ob-

English obtuse

Word found in Old French