Where does “detestability” come from?
detestability (English) comes from English detest, from Middle French detester, from Latin detestor, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
detestability (English): The state or quality of being detestable
Definitions
- The state or quality of being detestable
Ancestry of “detestability”, step by step
detestability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English detest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | detest | To dislike intensely; to loathe; To witness... |
| 2 | Middle French | detester | to hate; to detest |
| 3 | Latin | detestor | I curse or execrate; I detest or loathe; I avert... |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English ability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ability | Suitableness; The quality or state of being able;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abilite | suitability, aptitude, ability |
| 3 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |