Where does “abhorrable” come from?
abhorrable (English) comes from English abhor, from Middle English abhorren, from Middle French abhorrer, from Latin abhorreō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
abhorrable (English): To be abhorred; hateful; despicable
Definitions
- To be abhorred; hateful; despicable
Ancestry of “abhorrable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | abhor | To regard with horror or detestation; to shrink... |
| 2 | Middle English | abhorren | — |
| 3 | Middle French | abhorrer | to abhor |
| 4 | Latin | abhorreō | — |
| 5 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 6 | Latin | āb | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |