English
affrontive
From affront + -ive.
A compound of affront + -ive
Vulgar Latin *affrontare ‘to hit in the face’
Old French afronter ‘to hit in the face’
Middle English afrounten ‘to insult, affront’
English affront
Today it means
adj Tending to affront or offend.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / affrontive