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Where does “polyabuser” come from?

polyabuser (English) comes from English abuser, 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.

polyabuser (English): One who engages in polyabuse

Definitions

  1. One who engages in polyabuse

Ancestry of “polyabuser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabuserOne who abuses someone or something; One who uses...
2EnglishabuseImproper treatment or usage; application to a...
3Middle Englishabusen—
4Old Frenchabusexcess; abuse
5Latinabūsus—
6Latinabūtor—
7Latinūtor—
8Proto-Slavic*ǫtorъ—
9Proto-Slavictorъ—
10Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
11Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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