scandalizo

Latin

Etymology

Late Latin borrowing from Ancient Greek σκανδαλίζω (skandalízō, cause to stumble, give offense), from σκάνδαλον (skándalon, the trigger of a trap; a stumbling-block) whence Latin scandalum, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

Verb

scandalizō (present infinitive scandalizāre, perfect active scandalizāvī, supine scandalizātum); first conjugation

  1. to cause to stumble
  2. to tempt (to sin)

Conjugation

Descendants

References

  • scandalizo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • scandalizo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.