Etymology of the English word injure
the English word
injurederived from the Old French word
injurierderived from the Late Latin word
iniuriare (injure; do injury; wrong)
derived from the Latin word
iniuriari (injure; do injury; wrong)
derived from the Latin word
iniuria (injury; injustice, wrong)
derived from the Latin word
iniurius (unjust, harsh)
derived from the Latin word
in-derived from the Latin word
ius (gravy; broth; soup; law; legal system; code)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*yewes-using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the French word
injurederived from the Late Latin word
iniuriare (injure; do injury; wrong)
derived from the Latin word
iniuriari (injure; do injury; wrong)
derived from the Latin word
iniuria (injury; injustice, wrong)
derived from the Latin word
iniurius (unjust, harsh)
derived from the Latin word
in-derived from the Latin word
ius (gravy; broth; soup; law; legal system; code)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*yewes-using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
Date
The earliest known usage of injure in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
injured,
injuringUsage
Word found in Modern English
