Where does “abusa” come from?
abusa (Chavacano) comes from Spanish abusar, from Spanish abuso, from Latin abūsus, from Latin abūtor, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ, from Proto-Slavic terti — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
abusa (Chavacano): to abuse
Definitions
- to abuse
Ancestry of “abusa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | abusar | to abuse, to betray; to misuse; to get clever, to... |
| 2 | Spanish | abuso | abuse; overuse |
| 3 | Latin | abūsus | having consumed, wasted or misused |
| 4 | Latin | abūtor | to use up, exhaust, consume entirely |
| 5 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |