English
offension
Offension comes from Latin offensio ‘an offense’, and goes back to offendō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEoffendō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEoffensio‘an offense’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1517–1587offension
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEoffendō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEoffensio‘an offense’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1517–1587offension
Earliest quotation: c. 1517–1587, John Foxe: “… they nourish wicked adultery and much fornication, they…”
Every English word from Latin offendō
Today it means
noun Assault; attack, offensive; offense.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin offendō / offension