Where does “disobligement” come from?
disobligement (English) comes from English disoblige, from French désobliger, from French obliger, from Middle French obliger, from Old French obligier, from Latin obligō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
disobligement (English): Release from obligation
Definitions
- Release from obligation
Ancestry of “disobligement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disoblige | to be unwilling to oblige; to disappoint, to... |
| 2 | French | désobliger | to offend |
| 3 | French | obliger | to oblige, to require, to compel, to force... |
| 4 | Middle French | obliger | to oblige |
| 5 | Old French | obligier | — |
| 6 | Latin | obligō | to bind in obligation, obligate, make liable |
| 7 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 8 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |