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Where does “abomine” come from?

abomine (English) comes from French abominer, from Italian aborrire, from Italian abborrire, from Latin abhorrīre, from Latin abhorreō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab.

abomine (English): To abominate

Definitions

  1. To abominate

Ancestry of “abomine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchabominerTo hold in abomination; to detest, abhor,...
2Italianaborrireto abhor, to detest, to loathe; To be averse
3ItalianabborrireAlternative spelling of aborrire
4Latinabhorrīre—
5Latinabhorreō—
6Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
7Latināb—
8Proto-Germanic*ab—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
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