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obsequium.

complaisance, yielding, compliance, obedience; allegiance; deference, obsequiousness, flattery

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɔpˈsɛ.kʷi.ũː]Classical-Latin[obˈsɛː.kʷi.um]
  1. complaisance, yielding, compliance, obedience; allegiance; deference, obsequiousness, flattery

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor Proto-Italic *sekʷōr Latin sequor Latin obsequor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin obsequium From obsequor (“submit to, yield to”) + -ium.

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