Where does “unoffendable” come from?
unoffendable (English) comes from English offendable, from English offend, from Middle French offendre, from Old French offendre, from Latin offendō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
unoffendable (English): That cannot be offended
Definitions
- That cannot be offended
Ancestry of “unoffendable”, step by step
unoffendable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English offendable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | offendable | Capable of being offended |
| 2 | English | offend | To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make... |
| 3 | Middle French | offendre | to attack; to offend |
| 4 | Old French | offendre | to attack; to offend |
| 5 | Latin | offendō | to hit, thrust, strike against something |
| 6 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 7 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |