Etymology Explorer β€Ί English

Where does β€œappalled” come from?

appalled (English) comes from English appall, from Middle English apallen, from Old French apalir, from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan πŒ€, from Ancient Greek αΎ±Μ”, from Phoenician 𐀀.

appalled (English): Shocked, horrified by something unpleasant;...

Definitions

  1. Shocked, horrified by something unpleasant;...

Ancestry of β€œappalled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishappallTo fill with horror; to dismay; To make pale; to...
2Middle Englishapallenβ€”
3Old Frenchapalirto become pale; to make pale
4Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
5LatinAβ€”
6EtruscanπŒ€β€”
7Ancient GreekαΎ±Μ”β€”
8Phoenician𐀀ox; aleph; alef
9Egyptian𓃾—

Words derived from β€œappalled”

  • unappalled
Every word from Egyptian 𓃾 β†’