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Where does “unobsequious” come from?

unobsequious (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.

unobsequious (English): Not obsequious

Definitions

  1. Not obsequious

Ancestry of “unobsequious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishobsequiousObedient; compliant with someone else's orders or...
2Latinobsequiosusobsequious, complaisant, complying
3LatinobsequiumComplaisance, yielding, compliance; deference,...
4LatinobsequorI accommodate myself to the will of another...
5Latinob-towards; against
6Latinobolusobolus
7Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
8Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
9Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “unobsequious”

  • unobsequiousness
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