Where does “annoyance” come from?
Annoyance comes from Middle English anoiaunce, from Old French anoiance, from Old French anuier meaning to cause trouble or displeasure.
annoyance (English): That which annoys; An act or instance of...
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- That which annoys; An act or instance of...
Ancestry of “annoyance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | anoyaunce | annoyance, irritation that which annoys |
| 2 | Old French | anoiance | torment; suffering; chagrin |
| 3 | Old French | enoiier | to bother; to cause problems; to be angry |
| 4 | Late Latin | inodio | cause aversion, make hateful |
| 5 | Latin | odio | Alternative form of ōdī; dative singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | odi | I hate, detest; I dislike; I am displeased by |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ōdai | to hate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃e-h₃ód-e ~ h₃e-h₃d-ḗr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |