Where does “nonabusable” come from?
nonabusable (English) comes from English abusable, 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.
nonabusable (English): Not abusable, especially not addictive
Definitions
- Not abusable, especially not addictive
Ancestry of “nonabusable”, step by step
nonabusable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abusable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abusable | Capable of being abused |
| 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 |