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English word origin

Etymology of usure

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt-der.? Proto-Italic *oitōr Latin ūtor Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin ūsūra French usurebor. English usure Borrowed from French usure (“

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

To commit usury.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt-der.? Proto-Italic *oitōr Latin ūtor Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin ūsūra French usurebor. English usure Borrowed from French usure (“usury”, noun). The change to a verb in English may be influenced by back-formation from usury. Piecewise doublet of etymology 2.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

The process by which a metaphor inexorably loses its freshness, power, and imagery through overuse. · An instance of degredation due to use; A sign of wear and tear.

verb

To cause to degenerate through usage.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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