Where does “appalling” come from?
Appalling comes from Middle English apallen, from Old French apalir meaning to make pale, from the prefix a- and Latin ad- meaning toward, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád.
appalling (English): present participle of appall; Horrifying and...
Definitions
- present participle of appall; Horrifying and...
Ancestry of “appalling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | appall | To fill with horror; to dismay; To make pale; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | apallen | — |
| 3 | Old French | apalir | to become pale; to make pale |
| 4 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 5 | Latin | A | — |
| 6 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 8 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 9 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |
Words derived from “appalling”