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Where does “unloathsome” come from?

unloathsome (English) comes from English loathsome, from Middle English lothsum, from Old English *lāþsum.

unloathsome (English): Not loathsome

Definitions

  1. Not loathsome

Ancestry of “unloathsome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishloathsomeHighly offensive; abominable, sickening
2Middle Englishlothsum—
3Old English*lāþsum—

Words derived from “unloathsome”

  • unloathsomeness
Every word from Old English *lāþsum →