Where does “abominate” come from?

abominate (Italian) comes from Italian abominare, from Latin abōminarī.

abominate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present indicative of...

Ancestry of “abominate”, step by step

abominate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian abominare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianabominareTo abhor, to detest, to loathe
2Latinabōminarī—

via Italian abominato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianabominatopast participle of abominare
Every word from Latin abōminarī →Every word from Italian abominare →