offensif

French

Etymology

    Inherited from Middle French offensif, from offendre + -if, by analogy with défensif and parallel to Medieval Latin offēnsīvus.[1][2] By surface analysis, offenser +‎ -if. First attested in 1417.[2]

    Adjective

    offensif (feminine offensive, masculine plural offensifs, feminine plural offensives)

    1. offensive
      Antonym: inoffensif

    References

    1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “offendere”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 7: N–Pas, page 330
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “offensif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
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