Etymology of the English word abhor
the English word
abhorderived from the Latin word
abhorrere (to shudder at, shrink; abhor, shrink back; be averse to)
using the Latin prefix
ab- (away; wrongly, badly)
derived from the Late Latin word
horrere (to bristle, shudder; dread, shrink from, shudder at)
derived from the Latin word
ab (away; away from)
Date
The earliest known usage of abhor in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
abhorred,
abhorringUsage
Word found in Modern English
