Where does “abominablement” come from?
abominablement (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.
abominablement (French): Unbearably; insufferably; Exceedingly badly or...
Definitions
- Unbearably; insufferably; Exceedingly badly or...
Ancestry of “abominablement”, step by step
| 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 | — |