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Where does “unabusively” come from?

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

unabusively (English): In a way that is not abusive

Definitions

  1. In a way that is not abusive

Ancestry of “unabusively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunabusiveNot abusive
2EnglishabusiveProne to treat someone badly by coarse, insulting...
3Frenchabusifabusive
4Latinabūsīvus—
5Latinabūtor—
6Latinūtor—
7Proto-Slavic*ǫtorъ—
8Proto-Slavictorъ—
9Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
10Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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