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Where does “abraser” come from?

abraser (English) comes from English abrase, from Latin abrāsus, from Latin abrādō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

abraser (English): A tool or machine for abrading; abrader

Definitions

  1. A tool or machine for abrading; abrader

Ancestry of “abraser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabraseRubbed smooth or blank; To wear down; rub clean;...
2Latinabrāsus—
3Latinabrādō—
4Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
5Latināb—
6Proto-Germanic*ab—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
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