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Where does “ușura” come from?

ușura (Romanian) comes from Romanian ușor, from Latin ostiolum, from Latin -olus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

ușura (Romanian): to relieve, soothe, comfort, alleviate,...

Definitions

  1. to relieve, soothe, comfort, alleviate,...

Ancestry of “ușura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianușorlight; easy; easily
2Latinostiolumsmall door
3Latin-olusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";...
4Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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