köken: There are at least two hypotheses: * Inherited from a deverbal formation derived from Vulgar Latin *ōsicāre (“to loathe”), from Latin ōdī (“to hate”). Compare Old Spanish usco (“disgust”). * Inherited from Latin eschăra (“scab, scar”), from Ancient Greek ἐσχάρα (eskhára, “hearth, brazier, scab”), cognate to English eschar, scurf, scar. Compare Spanish asco.