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Where does “usurabilità” come from?

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

usurabilità (Italian): Property of being subjected to wear and tear

Definitions

  1. Property of being subjected to wear and tear

Ancestry of “usurabilità”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianusurabilesubject to wear and tear
2ItalianusurareTo wear out
3Romanianușurato relieve, soothe, comfort, alleviate,...
4Romanianușorlight; easy; easily
5Latinostiolumsmall door
6Latin-olusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";...
7Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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