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Where does “abominar” come from?

abominar (Spanish) comes from Latin abōminor, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

abominar (Spanish): to condemn, denounce; to abhor

Definitions

  1. to condemn, denounce; to abhor

Ancestry of “abominar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabōminor—
2Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
3Latināb—
4Proto-Germanic*ab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
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