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Where does “unabrasive” come from?

unabrasive (English) comes from English abrasive, from Medieval Latin abrāsīvus.

unabrasive (English): Not abrasive

Definitions

  1. Not abrasive

Ancestry of “unabrasive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabrasiveProducing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the...
2Medieval Latinabrāsīvus—

Words derived from “unabrasive”

  • unabrasively
  • unabrasiveness
Every word from Medieval Latin abrāsīvus →