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Where does “annoy” come from?

Annoy comes from Old French noier, from Latin necare meaning "to kill," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- meaning "to hate."

annoy (English): To disturb or irritate, especially by continued...

Definitions

  1. To disturb or irritate, especially by continued...

Ancestry of “annoy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishanoy—

Words derived from “annoy”

  • annoying
  • noisome
  • annoyingly
  • noy
  • noisomeness
  • noyous
  • annoyer
  • noisomely
  • annoyeth
  • annoyment
  • annoyingness
  • annoyable
  • annoybot
  • annoyful
  • annoyware
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