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Where does “oboedientia” come from?

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

oboedientia (Latin): obedience; nominative neuter plural of oboediēns;...

Definitions

  1. obedience; nominative neuter plural of oboediēns;...

Ancestry of “oboedientia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “oboedientia”

  • obedience
  • nonobedience
  • misobedience
  • unobedience
  • obédience
  • desobediência
  • obediência
  • obediència
  • obedience
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