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Where does “globesity” come from?

globesity (English) comes from English obesity, from French obésité, from Latin obēsitās, from Latin obēsus, from Latin obedō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

globesity (English): The worldwide obesity epidemic

Definitions

  1. The worldwide obesity epidemic

Ancestry of “globesity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishobesityThe state of being obese due to an excess of body...
2Frenchobésitéobesity
3Latinobēsitās—
4Latinobēsus—
5Latinobedō—
6Latinob-towards; against
7Latinobolusobolus
8Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
9Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
10Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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