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Where does “obsequor” come from?

obsequor (Latin) comes 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.

obsequor (Latin): I accommodate myself to the will of another...

Definitions

  1. I accommodate myself to the will of another...

Ancestry of “obsequor”, step by step

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

Words derived from “obsequor”

  • obsequious
  • obsequiousness
  • obsequiously
  • obsequent
  • unobsequious
  • unobsequiousness
  • obsequendus
  • obsequens
  • obsequium
  • obsecuturus
  • obsequiosus
  • obsecutus
  • ossequiosamente
  • ossequiosità
  • ossequioso
  • obséquieux
  • obsequiós
  • obsequiosament
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