Where does “avorrecer” come from?
avorrecer (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin abhorrēscō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
Ancestry of “avorrecer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | abhorrēscō | to dread, become terrified, bristle up |
| 2 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 3 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |