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Bill W

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The word "obedible" is derived from Old French "obédient" and Latin "obēdientem", meaning "obedient, compliant," which in turn comes from the Latin verb "obēdīre" meaning "to obey" . 
 
 
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Bill W

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Nearly every search I did on obedible, either come up with edible or obedient, so I'll continue using obedient.  

"Obedient" comes from the Old French "obediant" and ultimately from the Latin "obēdientem" (nominative "obēdient"), the present participle of "obēdīre" meaning "to obey".  

The earliest known use of "obedient" in English is from around 1225, appearing in "Ancrene Riwle". 
 
 Obedient used in a sentence: 
  • "Children are taught to be obedient to their parents"
  • "Ever obedient to his masters, he left the next day"
  • "He has always been an obedient child"
  • "Lassie was a docile and obedient dog"
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drpaladin

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3 hours ago, Bill W said:

Nearly every search I did on obedible, either come up with edible or obedient, so I'll continue using obedient.  

I know what ran through my mind when I saw obedible. Naughty me, if one pronounced it as we do edible. After all, we are only a few days away from St. Patrick's Day.

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drpaladin

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34 minutes ago, sandrewn said:

and is not a valid Scrabble word

Who says?

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ReaderPaul

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When I saw the word obedible, my mind broke it down into "ob" and "edible" -- which in my mind went to "obstinately edible," meaning "edible but obstinate or resistant to being eaten."  The real meanings make more sense than that first guess, however. 

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20 hours ago, Bill W said:
The word "obedible" is derived from Old French "obédient" and Latin "obēdientem", meaning "obedient, compliant," which in turn comes from the Latin verb "obēdīre" meaning "to obey" . 
 
 

This is another case of the Latin continuing into Italian with only a little change. "Ubbedire" is Italian for "to obey"

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