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Stage 1 of 4
audire
Latin · ancient
"to hear"
to hear, combined with ob- (toward)
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Stage 2 of 4
oboedire
Latin · ancient
"to give ear to, to obey"
to give ear to, to obey, from ob- (toward) and audire (to hear)
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Stage 3 of 4
obedient
Old French · medieval
"readily complying with instructions"
carried into French for readily complying with instructions
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Stage 4 of 4
obedient
English · 1300s
"complying with orders or authority"
settled as the English word for complying with orders or authority
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