Etymology of the English word office
the English word
officederived from the Old French word
officederived from the Latin word
officium (duty, obligation; kindness)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-Derivations in English
interoffice,
officeholderCognates
Dutch
officinaal, English
officinal, French
officine, French
office, German
Offizin, Italian
uffizio, Italian
ufficio, Latin
officium, Norwegian
offisin, Spanish
oficio, Spanish
oficina, Swedish
officinUsage
Word found in Modern English
