Where does “Offensivfoul” come from?
Offensivfoul (German) comes from German offensiv, from French offensif, from Middle French offensif, from Latin offendere, from Latin offendo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
Offensivfoul (German): offensive foul
Definitions
- offensive foul
Ancestry of “Offensivfoul”, step by step
Offensivfoul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German offensiv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | offensiv | offensive, attacking, aggressive (but not in the sense of “insulting”) |
| 2 | French | offensif | offensive |
| 3 | Middle French | offensif | — |
| 4 | Latin | offendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | offendo | I hit, thrust, strike; I meet, encounter; I... |
| 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 German Foul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Foul | foul breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage |
| 2 | English | foul | Covered with, or containing unclean matter;... |
| 3 | Middle English | foulen | To dirty or foul; to make or become dirty |
| 4 | Old English | fūlian | to become foul; rot; decay |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fūlāną | To become foul; rot; decay |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -āną | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |