Where does “заабьюзить” come from?
заабьюзить (Russian) comes from Russian абью́зить, from Russian абью́з, from English abuse, from Middle English abusen, from Old French abus, from Latin abūsus, from Latin abūtor, from Latin ūtor — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
заабьюзить (Russian): to abuse (physically, psychologically, financially or otherwise)
Definitions
- to abuse (physically, psychologically, financially or otherwise)
Ancestry of “заабьюзить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | абью́зить | to abuse (physically, psychologically, financially or otherwise) |
| 2 | Russian | абью́з | abuse (physically, psychologically, financially or otherwise, typically against a loved one) |
| 3 | English | abuse | Improper treatment or usage; application to a... |
| 4 | Middle English | abusen | To misuse; to use improperly |
| 5 | Old French | abus | excess; abuse |
| 6 | Latin | abūsus | having consumed, wasted or misused |
| 7 | Latin | abūtor | to use up, exhaust, consume entirely |
| 8 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |