Where does “offensif” come from?
offensif (French) comes from Middle French offensif, from Latin offendere, from Latin offendo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
offensif (French): offensive
Definitions
- offensive
Ancestry of “offensif”, step by step
offensif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French offensif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | offensif | — |
| 2 | Latin | offendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | offendo | I hit, thrust, strike; I meet, encounter; I... |
| 4 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 5 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via Latin offensivus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | offensivus | striking or hitting |
| 2 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |