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
- To abominate
Ancestry of “abomine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | abominer | To hold in abomination; to detest, abhor,... |
| 2 | Italian | aborrire | to abhor, to detest, to loathe; To be averse |
| 3 | Italian | abborrire | Alternative spelling of aborrire |
| 4 | Latin | abhorrīre | abhor, be disgusted by, dislike |
| 5 | Latin | abhorreō | to abhor, shudder at, recoil or shrink back from |
| 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 | — |