English
annoy
Annoy comes from Old French anoier ‘to bother, disturb’, from Late Latin inodiāre ‘to make loathsome’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to hate’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ed-‘to hate’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*odjom‘hate’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEodium‘loathing, hatred’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEinodiāre‘to make loathsome’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400anoier‘to bother, disturb’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500anoyen
- Englishearliest quotation 1644annoy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ed-‘to hate’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*odjom‘hate’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEodium‘loathing, hatred’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEinodiāre‘to make loathsome’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400anoier‘to bother, disturb’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500anoyen
- Englishearliest quotation 1644annoy
Earliest quotation: 1644, [Diary entry for 23 November 1644]: “tapers put into lanterns or sconces of several-coloured, oiled…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to hate’
dental, tooth, dent, zinc, odor, ozone, egregious, tusk, dens, redolent, osmium, dancy, 69 more
through Latin odium ‘loathing, hatred’
Today it means
verb To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- / annoy