Where does “scandalizeth” come from?
scandalizeth (English) comes from English scandalize, 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.
scandalizeth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “scandalizeth”, step by step
scandalizeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scandalize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scandalize | To cause great offense to; To reproach; To... |
| 2 | English | scantle | To scant; to be niggardly with; to divide into... |
| 3 | English | Le | the |
| 4 | French | lé | breadth, width; strip, length |
| 5 | French | moine | monk |
| 6 | Middle French | moine | monk |
| 7 | Old French | monie | monk |
| 8 | Latin | monicus | sporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |