Where does “abominous” come from?
abominous (English) comes from Latin abominosus, from Latin abōminor, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
abominous (English): Abominable, detestable, execrable
Definitions
- Abominable, detestable, execrable
Ancestry of “abominous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | abominosus | full of ill omens, portentous, ominous |
| 2 | Latin | abōminor | — |
| 3 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 4 | Latin | āb | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |