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Where does “usurabile” come from?

usurabile (Italian) comes from Italian usurare, from Romanian ușura, from Romanian ușor, from Latin ostiolum, from Latin -olus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

usurabile (Italian): subject to wear and tear

Definitions

  1. subject to wear and tear

Ancestry of “usurabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianusurareTo wear out
2Romanianușurato relieve, soothe, comfort, alleviate,...
3Romanianușorlight; easy; easily
4Latinostiolumsmall door
5Latin-olusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";...
6Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “usurabile”

  • usurabilità
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