Where does “abominable” come from?
abominable (French) comes from Latin abōminābilis, from Latin abōminor, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
abominable (French): Absolutely loathsome; abominable; Exceedingly bad...
Definitions
- Absolutely loathsome; abominable; Exceedingly bad...
Ancestry of “abominable”, step by step
abominable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin abōminābilis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | abōminābilis | abominable, detestable |
| 2 | Latin | abōminor | to deprecate (as an ill omen) |
| 3 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 4 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via Late Latin abominabilis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | abominabilis | abominable, detestable; deserving abhorrence |