Etymology

obvious

ob·vi·ous
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Today it means: Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory. Full definition →

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The story

16th century, from Latin obvius (“being in the way so as to meet, meeting, easy to access, at hand, ready, obvious”) + -ous, from ob- (“before”) + via (“way”).

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