Where does “abrasive” come from?
abrasive (Italian) comes from Italian abrasivo, from Latin abrāsus, from Latin abrādō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
abrasive (Italian): feminine plural of abrasivo
Definitions
- feminine plural of abrasivo
Ancestry of “abrasive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | abrasivo | abrasive |
| 2 | Latin | abrāsus | scratched, rubbed, scraped off or away, having been scratched |
| 3 | Latin | abrādō | to scratch, rub, scrape off or away, abrade |
| 4 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 5 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |