'disobedience' originates from Old French, specifically the word 'desobedience', where 'des-' meant 'not' and 'obedience' meant 'to obey'.

'desobedience' changed from the Old French word 'desobedience' and eventually became the modern English word 'disobedience'.

Initially, it meant 'not obeying', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.