Where does “usuriousness” come from?
usuriousness (English) comes from English usurious, from English usury, from Middle English usurie, from Old French usurie, from Latin ūsūria, from Latin ūsūra, from Latin ūsus, from Latin ūtor — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
usuriousness (English): Quality of being usurious
Definitions
- Quality of being usurious
Ancestry of “usuriousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | usurious | Of or pertaining to usury; Exorbitant |
| 2 | English | usury | An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any... |
| 3 | Middle English | usurie | To lend money in order to make interest; usury |
| 4 | Old French | usurie | — |
| 5 | Latin | ūsūria | — |
| 6 | Latin | ūsūra | — |
| 7 | Latin | ūsus | — |
| 8 | Latin | ūtor | — |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |