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Where does “désobliger” come from?

désobliger (French) comes from French obliger, from Middle French obliger, from Old French obligier, from Latin obligō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

désobliger (French): to offend

Definitions

  1. to offend

Ancestry of “désobliger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchobligerto oblige, to require, to compel, to force...
2Middle Frenchobligerto oblige
3Old Frenchobligier—
4Latinobligō—
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 “désobliger”

  • disoblige
  • disobliger
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