officio etymology

Latin word officio comes from Latin facere, Latin ob- (Towards; against.)

Detailed word origin of officio

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
facere Latin (lat)
ob- Latin (lat) Towards; against.
officio Latin (lat) (figuratively) I stand in the way of, oppose.. I obstruct, hinder, block.

Words with the same origin as officio

Descendants of facere
adfectus fac facies facta factum profecto profectus
Descendants of ob-
obsecro occidere occidi occisus