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Where does “abusar” come from?

abusar (Spanish) comes from Spanish abuso, from Latin abūsus, from Latin abūtor, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ, from Proto-Slavic terti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

abusar (Spanish): to abuse, to betray; to misuse; to get clever, to...

Definitions

  1. to abuse, to betray; to misuse; to get clever, to...

Ancestry of “abusar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishabusoabuse; overuse
2Latinabūsus—
3Latinabūtor—
4Latinūtor—
5Proto-Slavic*ǫtorъ—
6Proto-Slavictorъ—
7Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
8Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “abusar”

  • abusador
  • abusar
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