Where does “admin abuse” come from?

admin abuse (English) comes from English abuse, from Middle English abusen, from Old French abus, from Latin abūsus, from Latin abūtor, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

admin abuse (English): An event where free things that would otherwise cost money are given to players

Definitions

  1. An event where free things that would otherwise cost money are given to players

Ancestry of “admin abuse”, step by step

admin abuse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English abuse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabuseImproper treatment or usage; application to a...
2Middle EnglishabusenTo misuse; to use improperly
3Old Frenchabusexcess; abuse
4Latinabūsushaving consumed, wasted or misused
5Latinabūtorto use up, exhaust, consume entirely
6Latinūtorto use, make use of, employ
7Proto-Slavic*ǫtorъcroze
8Proto-Slavictorъpaddock, pen
9Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
10Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via English admin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadminAdministration, or administrative work; A systems...
2EnglishadministratorOne who administers affairs; one who directs,...
3Latinadministrātormanager, conductor, administrator
4Latinadministrōto attend upon, assist, serve
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Latinīn-un-, non-, not
7Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁-
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