Where does “overobedient” come from?
overobedient (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.
overobedient (English): Excessively obedient
Definitions
- Excessively obedient
Ancestry of “overobedient”, step by step
overobedient 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 over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |