Where does “abusefulness” come from?
abusefulness (English) comes from English abuseful, from English abuse, from Middle English abusen, from Old French abus, from Latin abūsus, from Latin abūtor, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
abusefulness (English): The characteristic of being abuseful
Definitions
- The characteristic of being abuseful
Ancestry of “abusefulness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abuseful | Full of abuse; abusive |
| 2 | English | abuse | Improper treatment or usage; application to a... |
| 3 | Middle English | abusen | To misuse; to use improperly |
| 4 | Old French | abus | excess; abuse |
| 5 | Latin | abūsus | having consumed, wasted or misused |
| 6 | Latin | abūtor | to use up, exhaust, consume entirely |
| 7 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |