Where does “abusar” come from?
abusar (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish abusar, from Spanish abuso, from Latin abūsus, from Latin abūtor, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ, from Proto-Slavic terti — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
abusar (Hiligaynon): misuse, abuse; to misuse or abuse, to take...
Definitions
- misuse, abuse; to misuse or abuse, to take...
Ancestry of “abusar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | abusar | to abuse, to betray; to misuse; to get clever, to... |
| 2 | Spanish | abuso | abuse; overuse |
| 3 | Latin | abūsus | — |
| 4 | Latin | abūtor | — |
| 5 | Latin | ūtor | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |