Where does “abstrusely” come from?
abstrusely (English) comes from English abstruse, from Latin abstrūsus, from Latin abstrūdō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
abstrusely (English): In an abstruse manner
Definitions
- In an abstruse manner
Ancestry of “abstrusely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abstruse | Difficult to comprehend or understand; Concealed... |
| 2 | Latin | abstrūsus | hidden, concealed, having been concealed |
| 3 | Latin | abstrūdō | to push or thrust away; conceal, hide |
| 4 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 5 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |