English

from off of

from, off of

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    Origin

    From from off + of and/or from + off of, equivalent to from + off + of.

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    Lineage

    • partEnglishfrom off “off from; off”
    • partEnglishfrom “Used to indicate source or provenance.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishfrom “from”
        • inheritedOld Englishfrom
    • partEnglishof “From (a place); off.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishof
        • inheritedOld Englishof
    • partEnglishoff of “Off; from, off from.”
    • surface analysisEnglishoff “In a direction away from the speaker or other reference point.”

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