Where does “inobedient” come from?
inobedient (English) comes from Middle English inobedient, from Old French inobedient, from Latin inoboediens, from Latin inoboedio, from Latin oboedio, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
inobedient (English): Not obedient; disobedient
Definitions
- Not obedient; disobedient
Ancestry of “inobedient”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | inobedient | — |
| 2 | Old French | inobedient | — |
| 3 | Latin | inoboediens | disobeying |
| 4 | Latin | inoboedio | I disobey |
| 5 | Latin | oboedio | to obey, yield obedience to; to be subject to, to... |
| 6 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 7 | Latin | obolus | obolus |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |