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Where does “obédience” come from?

obédience (French) comes from Latin oboedientia, from Latin oboediēns, from Latin oboedio, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

obédience (French): persuasion; allegiance; obedience

Definitions

  1. persuasion; allegiance; obedience

Ancestry of “obédience”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoboedientiaobedience; nominative neuter plural of oboediēns;...
2Latinoboediēns—
3Latinoboedioto obey, yield obedience to; to be subject to, to...
4Latinob-towards; against
5Latinobolusobolus
6Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
7Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
8Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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