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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | abōminābilis | — |
| 2 | Latin | abōminor | — |
| 3 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 4 | Latin | āb | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
Words derived from “abominable”