Where does “obsequiar” come from?
obsequiar (Catalan) comes from Latin obsequi, from Latin obsequium, from Latin obsequor, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
obsequiar (Catalan): to lavish with attention, to compliment, to court
Definitions
- to lavish with attention, to compliment, to court
Ancestry of “obsequiar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | obsequi | present active infinitive of obsequor |
| 2 | Latin | obsequium | Complaisance, yielding, compliance; deference,... |
| 3 | Latin | obsequor | I accommodate myself to the will of another... |
| 4 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 5 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |