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Where does “inusitado” come from?

inusitado (Portuguese) comes from Latin inusitatus, from Latin usitatus, from Latin usitor, 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.

inusitado (Portuguese): unusual; unpredictable

Definitions

  1. unusual; unpredictable

Ancestry of “inusitado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininusitatusunusual, uncommon, extraordinary
2Latinusitatususual, wonted, customary, common, ordinary,...
3LatinusitorI use habitually
4Latinūtor—
5Proto-Slavic*ǫtorъ—
6Proto-Slavictorъ—
7Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
8Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “inusitado”

  • inusitadamente
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