Where does “afskyelig” come from?
afskyelig (Danish) comes from Danish afsky, from Danish sky, from French jus, from Middle French jus, from Old French jus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
afskyelig (Danish): hateful; detestable; abominable
Definitions
- hateful; detestable; abominable
Ancestry of “afskyelig”, step by step
afskyelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish afsky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | afsky | dislike, disgust, aversion, loathing,... |
| 2 | Danish | sky | shy; cloud; gravy, stock |
| 3 | French | jus | juice; coffee; electricity, energy, power, juice |
| 4 | Middle French | jus | juice; down, downwards |
| 5 | Old French | jus | juice; down |
| 6 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |