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Where does “usurarius” come from?

usurarius (Latin) comes from Latin ūsūra, from Latin ūsus, 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.

usurarius (Latin): useful; pertaining to interest or usury

Definitions

  1. useful; pertaining to interest or usury

Ancestry of “usurarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinūsūra—
2Latinūsus—
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 “usurarius”

  • usurary
  • usurero
  • usurario
  • usurairement
  • usuraire
  • usurário
  • usureiro
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