Etymology

inoffensive

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Today it means: not offensive Full definition →

English offensive ← Middle English in- ← Latin in-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishoffensive
  8. English todayinoffensive

From in- + offensive.

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