Where does “unobsequiousness” come from?
unobsequiousness (English) comes from English unobsequious, from English obsequious, from Latin obsequiosus, from Latin obsequium, from Latin obsequor, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
unobsequiousness (English): Quality of being unobsequious
Definitions
- Quality of being unobsequious
Ancestry of “unobsequiousness”, step by step
unobsequiousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unobsequious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unobsequious | Not obsequious |
| 2 | English | obsequious | Obedient; compliant with someone else's orders or... |
| 3 | Latin | obsequiosus | obsequious, complaisant, complying |
| 4 | Latin | obsequium | Complaisance, yielding, compliance; deference,... |
| 5 | Latin | obsequor | I accommodate myself to the will of another... |
| 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 |