| 【office】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "officium," and "opificium." It carries the basic meaning of "office," and "work-doing." from PIE *dhe- "to set, put" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "office"]
office ****[289] An office is a room or a part of a building where people work sitting at desks.
officer ****[1516] In the armed forces, an officer is a person in a position of authority.
official ****[1084] Official means approved by the government or by someone in authority.
officially ***[3141] official + ly
[WORD ROOT]root office
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] offic, office, offici
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) officium, opificium
[MEANING]root office, work-doing
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 officium [contracted from opificium] a service, kindness, favor; an obligatory service, official duty, function, business; ceremonial observance
- 【Latin】 opificium [opis+facere] work-doing
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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office ★★★★[289] noun from office
【DEFINITION】 An office is a room or a part of a building where people work sitting at desks.
【pl.】 offices
【ROOTs】 office; office
【Etymology】 《Latin officium》 [contracted from opificium] a service, kindness, favor; an obligatory service, official duty, function, business; ceremonial observance
【First Known Meaning】 a post in government or administration, an employment to which certain duties are attached, secular position of authority or responsibility
【DERIVATIVEs】 office, official, officialdom, officialize, officially, officiate
officer ★★★★[1516] noun from office
【DEFINITION】 In the armed forces, an officer is a person in a position of authority.
【pl.】 officers
【COMPOSITION】 office + er
【ROOTs】 ⑴ offic(office); office ⑵ er; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin officium》 [contracted from opificium] a service, kindness, favor; an obligatory service, official duty, function, business; ceremonial observance
official ★★★★[1084] adjective from office
【DEFINITION】 Official means approved by the government or by someone in authority.
【ANTONYM】 unofficial
【ROOTs】 ⑴ offici(office); office ⑵ al; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin officium》 [contracted from opificium] a service, kindness, favor; an obligatory service, official duty, function, business; ceremonial observance
【DERIVATIVEs】 office, official, officialdom, officialize, officially, officiate
officially ★★★[3141] adverb from office
【DEFINITION】 official + ly
【ANTONYM】 unofficially
【ROOTs】 ⑴ offici(office); office ⑵ ally(ly); adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin officium》 [contracted from opificium] a service, kindness, favor; an obligatory service, official duty, function, business; ceremonial observance
【DERIVATIVEs】 office, official, officialdom, officialize, officially, officiate
Other words containing "office"; nonofficial, officialdom, officialize, officiant, officiary, officiate, officious
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
off, of
odi
ode
odd
od-, hod-
nutri-, nutr-
nov-
nunci-, nounc-
note-, not-
norm
