Where does “abhorrency” come from?
abhorrency (English) comes from English abhorrence, from English abhorrent, from Latin abhorrēns, from Latin abhorreō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
abhorrency (English): Aberrancy; Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of...
Definitions
- Aberrancy; Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of...
Ancestry of “abhorrency”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | abhorrence | Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of... |
| 2 | English | abhorrent | Inconsistent with, or far removed from,... |
| 3 | Latin | abhorrēns | — |
| 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 | — |