Where does “scandalize” come from?
scandalize (English) comes from English scantle, from English Le, from French lé, from French moine, from Middle French moine, from Old French monie, from Latin monicus — sporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul.
scandalize (English): To cause great offense to; To reproach; To...
Definitions
- To cause great offense to; To reproach; To...
Ancestry of “scandalize”, step by step
scandalize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scantle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scantle | To scant; to be niggardly with; to divide into... |
| 2 | English | Le | the |
| 3 | French | lé | breadth, width; strip, length |
| 4 | French | moine | monk |
| 5 | Middle French | moine | monk |
| 6 | Old French | monie | monk |
| 7 | Latin | monicus | sporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul |
via Latin scandalizo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | scandalizo | I cause to stumble; I tempt |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σκανδαλίζω | to snare, cause to stumble; to give offense |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκάνδαλον | trap, snare; enticement, temptation; offense,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skand- | to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright |