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.
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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | scantle | To scant; to be niggardly with; to divide into... |
| 2 | English | Le | — |
| 3 | French | lé | breadth, width; strip, length |
| 4 | French | moine | monk |
| 5 | Middle French | moine | monk |
| 6 | Old French | monie | — |
| 7 | Latin | monicus | — |
Words derived from “scandalize”