Where does “абьюзивный” come from?
абьюзивный (Russian) comes from Russian абью́з, from English abuse, from Middle English abusen, from Old French abus, from Latin abūsus, from Latin abūtor, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
абьюзивный (Russian): abusive (physically, psychologically, financially or otherwise)
Definitions
- abusive (physically, psychologically, financially or otherwise)
Ancestry of “абьюзивный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | абью́з | abuse (physically, psychologically, financially or otherwise, typically against a loved one) |
| 2 | English | abuse | Improper treatment or usage; application to a... |
| 3 | Middle English | abusen | To misuse; to use improperly |
| 4 | Old French | abus | excess; abuse |
| 5 | Latin | abūsus | having consumed, wasted or misused |
| 6 | Latin | abūtor | to use up, exhaust, consume entirely |
| 7 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |