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Where does “inutilitzar” come from?

inutilitzar (Catalan) comes from Catalan inútil, from Latin inūtilis, from Latin ūtilis, 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.

inutilitzar (Catalan): to disable, make useless

Definitions

  1. to disable, make useless

Ancestry of “inutilitzar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalaninútiluseless
2Latininūtilis—
3Latinūtilis—
4Latinūtor—
5Proto-Slavic*ǫtorъ—
6Proto-Slavictorъ—
7Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
8Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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