Where does “злоупотреблять” come from?
злоупотреблять (Russian) comes from Russian злоупотреби́ть, from Russian употреби́ть, from Russian потреби́ть, from Russian потреба, from Russian тре́ба, from Church Slavonic трѣба, from Proto-Slavic terba, from Proto-Germanic þerb-.
злоупотреблять (Russian): to abuse, to misuse; to make excessive use
Definitions
- to abuse, to misuse; to make excessive use
Ancestry of “злоупотреблять”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | злоупотреби́ть | to abuse, to misuse, to overdo |
| 2 | Russian | употреби́ть | to use |
| 3 | Russian | потреби́ть | to consume, to use |
| 4 | Russian | потреба | need |
| 5 | Russian | тре́ба | rite, ceremony (an irregular church ceremony performed at the request of a parishioner) |
| 6 | Church Slavonic | трѣба | — |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | terba | need |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þerb- | — |