Where does “offensensitivity” come from?
offensensitivity (English) comes from English offense, from English offence, from Old French offense, from Latin offēnsā, from Latin offenso, from Latin offendō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
offensensitivity (English): Inappropriately high sensitivity to perceived...
Definitions
- Inappropriately high sensitivity to perceived...
Ancestry of “offensensitivity”, step by step
offensensitivity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English offense
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | offense | The act of offending; The state of being offended... |
| 2 | English | offence | Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada... |
| 3 | Old French | offense | — |
| 4 | Latin | offēnsā | offense, violation of law |
| 5 | Latin | offenso | I strike or dash against; I falter, stumble over... |
| 6 | Latin | offendō | to hit, thrust, strike against something |
| 7 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 8 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via English sensitivity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sensitivity | The quality or state of being sensitive;... |
| 2 | English | sensitive | Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to... |
| 3 | Middle French | sensitif | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | sensitivus | sensitive; detectable, perceivable |
| 5 | Latin | sentio | I feel, I sense, I perceive; I perceive, I am... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sentjō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |