obiter (adv.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[obiter 词源字典]
Latin, literally "by the way," from ob "to, toward" (see ob-) + iter "journey" (see ion). Klein's sources, however, say it is ob- with the suffix -iter in analogy of circiter "about" from circa. Also see obituary.[obiter etymology, obiter origin, 英语词源]