It is a mild slang word, mainly British meaning to scold, to reprimand or to 'tell off'
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It's in the meaning of the word "tell." Originally it had to do with counting: to reckon, count, or calculate. We still see this meaning in a few current expressions. "Bank teller" is one--meaning a money counter. Another is "all told," meaning all counted--counting all of them: "All told, he scored 8 home runs over the season." Another pertains to the rosary: to tell the beads is to count them off, as when praying.
Haute couture is the french name for bespoke clothing meaning one - off.
Angry is another word for ticked off.
One synonym would be "severed" depending on the meaning.
Caution, advise, counsel, presage, inform, notify, tell, tip off, alert, and forewarn.
The stem word for "away from off" is "away."
A product made by one mircroorganism to kill off another microorganism is called antibiotic
The lexical meaning of a word is given in a dictionary. Derivation is the history of that word's meaning. For example the word "derivation" (in this sense meaning "etymology") is derived from the Latin derivare, "to draw off," derived from de-, away, off, and rivus, stream.
The answer you are looking for is ajee - meaning - off the track or direct path.
Intermittent.