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Where does “abominer” come from?

abominer (French) comes from Italian aborrire, from Italian abborrire, from Latin abhorrīre, from Latin abhorreō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

abominer (French): To hold in abomination; to detest, abhor,...

Definitions

  1. To hold in abomination; to detest, abhor,...

Ancestry of “abominer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianaborrireto abhor, to detest, to loathe; To be averse
2ItalianabborrireAlternative spelling of aborrire
3Latinabhorrīre—
4Latinabhorreō—
5Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
6Latināb—
7Proto-Germanic*ab—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “abominer”

  • abomine
  • abomine
  • abomena
  • abomeni
  • abomenulo
  • abomeninda
  • abominar
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