Where does “ofender” come from?
ofender (Portuguese) comes from Latin offendere, from Latin offendo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
ofender (Portuguese): to offend; to displease
Definitions
- to offend; to displease
Ancestry of “ofender”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | offendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | offendo | I hit, thrust, strike; I meet, encounter; I... |
| 3 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 4 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |