The story
- Latin · derived frominoboediens“not obedient”
- Old French · derived frominobedient
- Middle English · inherited frominobedient
- English todayinobedient
From Middle English inobedient, from Old French inobedient, from Latin inoboediens (“not obedient”), present participle of inoboedire (“to disobey”). Compare French inobedient. See obedient.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.