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Where does “obediently” come from?

Obediently comes from Middle English -ly adverbial suffix attached to Latin oboediens, from oboedio meaning to obey, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European roots relating to hearing and perception.

obediently (English): In an obedient manner

Definitions

  1. In an obedient manner

Ancestry of “obediently”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishobedientWilling to comply with the commands, orders, or...
2Middle Englishobedient—
3Old Frenchobedientobedient
4Latinoboediēns—
5Latinoboedioto obey, yield obedience to; to be subject to, to...
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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