English word origin

Etymology of annoy

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

verb

To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. · To molest; to harm; to injure.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Proto-Italic *odjom Latin odium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin inodiāre Old French enoiierbor. Middle English anoyen English annoy From Middle English anoyen, from Old French anoier (“to bother, disturb”), from Late Latin inodiāre (“to make loathsome”), derived from Latin odium (“loathing, hatred”). Displaced native Old English dreċċan, gremman.

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Inherited-form mentionanoyenenm
Derivation mentionenoiierfro · to bother, disturb
Derivation mentionodiumla · loathing, hatred
Non-cognate comparisondreċċanang

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes. · That which causes such a feeling.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English anoy, from Old French enui. Doublet of ennui.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Inherited-form mentionanoyenm
Derivation mentionenuifro
Doublet mentionennuien

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