inofensivo

/inofenˈsibo/ · B2 · adj

harmless, innocuous

🐑 in- (not) + ofensivo (offensive) = not offensive, so harmless

It comes from Latin in- (not) + offendere (to strike or hurt). Something inofensivo doesn't strike anyone, so it's harmless. In Spanish, the English double f becomes a single f, and the -ive ending becomes -ivo.

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