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Where does the word "offer" come from? It comes from Latin offerre, and was adopted directly into English (1000s).
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Where does the word "offer" come from? It comes from Latin offerre, and was adopted directly into English (1000s).
Offer’s story begins in Latin: offerre meant “to bring before, to present.” To bring before, to present, from ob- (before) and ferre (to carry). It reached English by 1000s as offer. Settled as the English word for presenting something for someone to accept. Today, offer means to present something for someone to accept, refuse, or consider.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient offerre "to bring before, to present", to bring before, to present, from ob- (before) and ferre (to carry).
- Stage 2 · English · 1000s offer "to present something for someone to accept or refuse", settled as the English word for presenting something for someone to accept.