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Where does “abhominable” come from?

abhominable (Middle English) comes from Middle English abhomynable, from Old French abominable, from Latin abōminābilis, from Latin abōminor, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

abhominable (Middle English): Alternative form of abhomynable

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of abhomynable

Ancestry of “abhominable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishabhomynablerepulsive, revolting, causing sickness,...
2Old Frenchabominable—
3Latinabōminābilis—
4Latinabōminor—
5Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
6Latināb—
7Proto-Germanic*ab—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
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