Where does “abominably” come from?
Abominably comes from Middle English -ly added to Old English -līċ, derived from Latin abominabilis meaning detestable, formed from Latin ab and the suffix -bilis.
abominably (English): In an abominable manner; very odiously;...
Definitions
- In an abominable manner; very odiously;...
Ancestry of “abominably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abominable | Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of... |
| 2 | Middle English | abhomynable | repulsive, revolting, causing sickness,... |
| 3 | Old French | abominable | — |
| 4 | Latin | abōminābilis | abominable, detestable |
| 5 | Latin | abōminor | to deprecate (as an ill omen) |
| 6 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 7 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |