Latin
offendō
‘to hit against’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin offendō.
4 English words in this record descend from Latin offendō, most familiar first.
- offensive ← offensif ← offendre ← offendre
- offense ← offence ← offensa
- offend ← offendre
- offension ← offensio
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Etymograph / Latin offendō