Where does “abrutizare” come from?
abrutizare (Romanian) comes from Romanian abrutiza, from French abrutir, from French brute, from French brut, from Middle French brut, from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
abrutizare (Romanian): brutalization
Definitions
- brutalization
Ancestry of “abrutizare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | abrutiza | to brutify |
| 2 | French | abrutir | To render idiotic; to turn into idiots; To blunt... |
| 3 | French | brute | feminine singular of brut; brute, an animal... |
| 4 | French | brut | gross; raw; strong |
| 5 | Middle French | brut | — |
| 6 | Old French | brut | — |
| 7 | Latin | brūtus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |