- obesity (n.)
[obesity 词源字典]
- 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).[obesity etymology, obesity origin, 英语词源]