Where does “disabuse” come from?
Disabuse comes from Middle French désabuser, meaning to free from deception or illusion.
disabuse (English): To free of a misconception or misapprehension;...
Definitions
- To free of a misconception or misapprehension;...
Ancestry of “disabuse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | abuse | Improper treatment or usage; application to a... |
| 2 | Middle English | abusen | — |
| 3 | Old French | abus | excess; abuse |
| 4 | Latin | abūsus | — |
| 5 | Latin | abūtor | — |
| 6 | Latin | ūtor | — |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
Words derived from “disabuse”