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Where does “exécrable” come from?

exécrable (French) comes from Old French execrable, from Latin execrabilis — Alternative form of exsēcrābilis.

exécrable (French): loathsome, detestable; extremely bad, awful, poor

Definitions

  1. loathsome, detestable; extremely bad, awful, poor

Ancestry of “exécrable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchexecrable—
2LatinexecrabilisAlternative form of exsēcrābilis

Words derived from “exécrable”

  • exécrablement
Every word from Latin execrabilis →