Where does “disgustful” come from?
disgustful (English) comes from English disgust, from Catalan dis-, from Ancient Greek δῠσ-, from Latin calculāre, from Latin calculus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
disgustful (English): disgusting, vile; Full of disgust
Definitions
- disgusting, vile; Full of disgust
Ancestry of “disgustful”, step by step
disgustful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disgust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disgust | To cause an intense dislike for something; An... |
| 2 | Catalan | dis- | dys-; Indicates negation |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δῠσ- | bad, unfortunate |
| 4 | Latin | calculāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | calculus | diminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |