Etymology

annoyance

an·noy·ance
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Today it means: That which annoys. Full definition →

Middle English anoyaunce ← Old French anoiance ← Late Latin inodiāre
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  6. Proto-Italic*odjom
  7. Latinodium
  8. Late Latininodiāre
  9. Old Frenchanoier
  10. Old Frenchanoiance
  11. Middle Englishanoyaunce
  12. English todayannoyance

Inherited from Middle English anoyaunce (rare form of noyaunce), from Old French anuiance, anoiance, from the verb anuier (“to cause problems”), equivalent to annoy + -ance. Compare French ennui.

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