Where does “overobsequious” come from?
overobsequious (English) comes from English obsequious, from Latin obsequiosus, from Latin obsequium, from Latin obsequor, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
overobsequious (English): Excessively obsequious
Definitions
- Excessively obsequious
Ancestry of “overobsequious”, step by step
overobsequious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English obsequious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | obsequious | Obedient; compliant with someone else's orders or... |
| 2 | Latin | obsequiosus | obsequious, complaisant, complying |
| 3 | Latin | obsequium | Complaisance, yielding, compliance; deference,... |
| 4 | Latin | obsequor | I accommodate myself to the will of another... |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 11 | 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- | — |