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

Etymograph / Latin offendō