Where does “offendable” come from?
offendable (English) comes from English offend, from Middle French offendre, from Old French offendre, from Latin offendō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
offendable (English): Capable of being offended
Definitions
- Capable of being offended
Ancestry of “offendable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | offend | To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make... |
| 2 | Middle French | offendre | to attack; to offend |
| 3 | Old French | offendre | to attack; to offend |
| 4 | Latin | offendō | — |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
Words derived from “offendable”