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Where does “obsequiosament” come from?

obsequiosament (Catalan) comes from Catalan obsequiós, from Latin obsequiōsus, from Latin obsequium, from Latin obsequor, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

obsequiosament (Catalan): obsequiously

Definitions

  1. obsequiously

Ancestry of “obsequiosament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanobsequiósobsequious
2Latinobsequiōsus—
3LatinobsequiumComplaisance, yielding, compliance; deference,...
4LatinobsequorI accommodate myself to the will of another...
5Latinob-towards; against
6Latinobolusobolus
7Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
8Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
9Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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