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Where does “ustion” come from?

ustion (English) comes from Latin ustio, from Latin urere, from Latin uro, from Proto-Italic ouzō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- — to burn.

ustion (English): The act of burning, or the state of being burned

Definitions

  1. The act of burning, or the state of being burned

Ancestry of “ustion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinustioburning, searing, cauterizing
2Latinureresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3LatinuroI burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage
4Proto-Italicouzō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ews-to burn
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