obelus

Etymology
From, , from , from , from ,. The further etymology is ; a derivation from (from ) has been suggested, but the initial  remains unexplained. Compare.

The form  is derived from, from.

Noun

 * 1)  A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk.
 * 2) A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date; an obelisk.
 * 1) A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date; an obelisk.
 * 1) A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date; an obelisk.
 * 1) A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date; an obelisk.
 * 1) A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date; an obelisk.
 * 1) A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date; an obelisk.
 * 1) A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date; an obelisk.
 * 1) A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date; an obelisk.
 * 1) A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date; an obelisk.
 * 1) A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date; an obelisk.

Usage notes

 * was used in Middle English, but thereafter was displaced by until the 19th century when both words began to be used with equal regularity.
 * An obelus with two dots above and below the line (÷) is now often used in mathematical equations to represent division.

Translations

 * Armenian: օբելիուս
 * Bulgarian: обело́с,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Esperanto: obeluso
 * French: ,
 * German: Obelos
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ὀβελός
 * Italian: obelo, obello
 * Korean: 나눗셈기호
 * Latin: obelus, verū
 * Russian:, обел
 * Spanish: obelo
 * Ukrainian: о́белюс, обел

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  obelisk (diacritical mark)