Where does “offeree” come from?
Offeree comes from English offer, which derives from English off, Chinese 兒, Latin -atus, Latin -are, Latin -arius, and Proto-Indo-European bʰer-.
offeree (English): One to whom an offer is made
Definitions
- One to whom an offer is made
Ancestry of “offeree”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | offer | A proposal that has been made; Something put... |
| 2 | Middle English | offer | — |
| 3 | Old English | offrian | to offer |
| 4 | Latin | offerō | to bring before or bring to, present, offer, bestow, show, place before, exhibit, expose |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 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 |