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Where does “abusiu” come from?

abusiu (Catalan) comes from Latin abūsīvus, from Latin abūtor, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ, from Proto-Slavic terti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

abusiu (Catalan): abusive

Definitions

  1. abusive

Ancestry of “abusiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabūsīvus—
2Latinabūtor—
3Latinūtor—
4Proto-Slavic*ǫtorъ—
5Proto-Slavictorъ—
6Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
7Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “abusiu”

  • abusivament
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