obese
/əʊˈbis/oh-BEES
/oʊˈbis/oh-BEES
Meaningeaten up
Common meaning: very fat
- obtowards, against, in the way
- esto eatLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 626 · scan
‘towards, against, in the way’ + ‘to eat’ → obese
Journey through time
- Latinedō, ēsum‘to eat’
- Englishobese‘very fat’ · today
ob- also in: obligeobserveobviousobfuscateobliterate
es also in: ediblecomestible
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin edō ‘to eat’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry edō, p. 626 · dictionary scan
Roots
- edō, ēsum Latin “to eat”
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