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Where does “ustulare” come from?

ustulare (Latin) comes from Latin uro, from Proto-Italic ouzō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- — to burn.

Ancestry of “ustulare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinuroI burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage
2Proto-Italicouzō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ews-to burn
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