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Where does “unabusive” come from?

unabusive (English) comes from English abusive, from French abusif, from Latin abūsīvus, from Latin abūtor, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ, from Proto-Slavic terti — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

unabusive (English): Not abusive

Definitions

  1. Not abusive

Ancestry of “unabusive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabusiveProne to treat someone badly by coarse, insulting...
2Frenchabusifabusive
3Latinabūsīvus—
4Latinabūtor—
5Latinūtor—
6Proto-Slavic*ǫtorъ—
7Proto-Slavictorъ—
8Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
9Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “unabusive”

  • unabusively
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