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Where does “abuso” come from?

abuso (Italian) comes from Latin abūsus, from Latin abūtor, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ, from Proto-Slavic terti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

abuso (Italian): overuse; abuse, misuse; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. overuse; abuse, misuse; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “abuso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabūsus—
2Latinabūtor—
3Latinūtor—
4Proto-Slavic*ǫtorъ—
5Proto-Slavictorъ—
6Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
7Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “abuso”

  • abusare
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