This "Heinous" thing

[BELASCO]

I Posted something a while back about the origin if the word "Heinous". I need more info for this word. I was looking for a compleate disection of this word into its parts. like aquaduct: aqua=latin for water. duct=something like pipe. this word first became used when the romans built plumbing. plumbing plumb=lead,latin. ing=english for ing. something like this but for the word HEINOUS. I would like some history associated with this word. PLEASE!

[Earl Snake-Hips Tucker]

It has the same linguistic root as "hate" or "hatred." (OED)

Now save up some of that beer money and buy yourself a decent dictionary.

[matt_mcl]

Heinous presumably comes from the French word "haineux", which means "hateful". "Un propos haineux" is "hate speech".

[UncleBeer]

Cripes, look it up in a dictionary.

Main Entry: hei·nous
Pronunciation: 'hA-n&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French haineus, from haine hate, from hair to hate, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German haz hate -- see more at: HATE
Date: 14th century
: hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable

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