Middle English word abhorren comes from Latin horrere, Latin ab-, and later Middle French abhorrer (To abhor.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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horrere | Latin (lat) | |
ab- | Latin (lat) | Absence of. At a distance. Completely, thoroughly. From, away, away from. More remote. Off. |
abhorrere | Latin (lat) | |
abhorrer | Middle French (frm) | To abhor. |
abhorren | Middle English (enm) |