offendo.
to hit, thrust, strike against something
Meaning & usage
to hit, thrust, strike against something
to meet, encounter (someone)
to suffer damage, receive an injury
to fail, be unfortunate
to find fault, take offence
Sī Caesarem probātis, in mē offenditis.
to stumble, blunder, commit offence or sin
to shock, vex, offend, mortify, scandalize
Where this word comes from
From ob- (“against”) + *fendō (“hit, thrust”), from Proto-Italic *fendō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“to strike, to kill”). Compare dēfendō.
an offence
Where this word comes from
From the verb. Apparently a rare case of a feminine abstract noun formed directly from -ō, as opposed to the usual extended suffixes -iō f, -tiō f. Compare aspergō, asperginis f and -ēdō, -ēdinis f; -īdō, -īdinis f; -tūdō, -tūdinis f.
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