Where does “abomiffreux” come from?
abomiffreux (French) comes from French abominable, from Latin abōminābilis, from Latin abōminor, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
abomiffreux (French): abominable and repulsive
Definitions
- abominable and repulsive
Ancestry of “abomiffreux”, step by step
abomiffreux traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French abominable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | abominable | Absolutely loathsome; abominable; Exceedingly bad... |
| 2 | Latin | abōminābilis | abominable, detestable |
| 3 | Latin | abōminor | to deprecate (as an ill omen) |
| 4 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 5 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via French affreux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | affreux | frightful, causing fear; terrible, rubbish,... |
| 2 | French | -eux | -ous, -y |
| 3 | French | goitre | goitre |
| 4 | Old French | goitron | throat; neck; goitre |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | gutturio | — |
| 6 | Latin | guttur | throat, neck, gullet; gluttony |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gut- | rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,... |