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Where does “abrutissant” come from?

abrutissant (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.

abrutissant (French): exhausting; mind-numbing

Definitions

  1. exhausting; mind-numbing

Ancestry of “abrutissant”, 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
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