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Where does “abruti” come from?

abruti (French) comes from French abrutir, from French brute, from French brut, from Middle French brut, from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

abruti (French): Whose physical or mental capacities have been...

Definitions

  1. Whose physical or mental capacities have been...

Ancestry of “abruti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchabrutirTo render idiotic; to turn into idiots; To blunt...
2Frenchbrutefeminine singular of brut; brute, an animal...
3Frenchbrutgross; raw; strong
4Middle Frenchbrut—
5Old Frenchbrut—
6Latinbrūtus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “abruti”

  • abrutissime
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