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obesity (n.)
1610s, from French
obésité
and directly from Latin
obesitas
"fatness, corpulence," from
obesus
"that has eaten itself fat," past participle of
obdere
"to eat all over, devour," from
ob
"over" (see
ob-
) +
edere
"eat" (see
edible
).
