Etymology of the English word official
the English word
officialderived from the Old French word
officialderived from the Late Latin word
officialis (official, servant attending a magistrate; an official; official; connected with duty, office)
derived from the Latin word
officium (duty, obligation; kindness)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-Derivations in English
officialdom,
officialese,
officialism,
officialize,
semiofficialCognates
Dutch
officieel, French
officiel, German
offiziell, Italian
ufficiale, Lithuanian
oficialus, Norwegian
offisiell, Polish
oficjalny, Russian
oфициальный, Swedish
officiellUsage
Word found in Modern English
