Where does “usling” come from?
usling (Swedish) comes from Swedish usel, from Latin aucellus, from Latin avis, from English avifauna, from Latin fauna — animals.
usling (Swedish): a morally reprehensible person; a scoundrel
Definitions
- a morally reprehensible person; a scoundrel
Ancestry of “usling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | usel | terribly bad, awfully bad |
| 2 | Latin | aucellus | bird; sparrow |
| 3 | Latin | avis | a bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of... |
| 4 | English | avifauna | The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting... |
| 5 | Latin | fauna | animals |