Etymology

abhominal

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Today it means: Inhuman; obsolete form of abominable. Full definition →

Latin abhominalis
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  1. Latin · derived fromabhominalis
  2. English todayabhominal

From Latin abhominalis, from ab (“away from”) + hominis (“man”), but in practice from English abominable, which was erroneously folk-etymologized as this word, leading to this spelling and abhominable, which see for more.

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