abhomination

abhomination
abhominable, abhomination etc.,
the regular spelling of abominable, abomination, etc. in OFr., and in Eng. from their first use to 17th c., due to an assumed derivation from ab homine, ‘away from man, inhuman, beastly,’ which influenced their early use, and has coloured the whole meaning of the words to the present day.

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  • abhominable — adjective Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin ab homine from the man, its supposed etymology) of abominable obsolete : abominable * * * /ab hom euh neuh beuhl/, adj. Obs. abominable. [1325 75; ME < ML abhominabilis, alter. of L… …   Useful english dictionary

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