Etymology Explorer › Latin

Where does “obsequens” come from?

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

obsequens (Latin): complying, submitting

Definitions

  1. complying, submitting

Ancestry of “obsequens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinobsequorI accommodate myself to the will of another...
2Latinob-towards; against
3Latinobolusobolus
4Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
5Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
6Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “obsequens”

  • obsequent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →