Where does “obedientness” come from?
obedientness (English) comes from English obedient, from Middle English obedient, from Old French obedient, from Latin oboediēns, from Latin oboedio, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
obedientness (English): Quality of being obedient
Definitions
- Quality of being obedient
Ancestry of “obedientness”, step by step
obedientness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English obedient
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | obedient | Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | obedient | obedient |
| 3 | Old French | obedient | obedient |
| 4 | Latin | oboediēns | obeying, obedient |
| 5 | Latin | oboedio | to obey, yield obedience to; to be subject to, to... |
| 6 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 7 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |