detrimental

The story

1. Latin · derived fromdētrīmentum“harm”
2. Medieval Latin · borrowed from*dētrīmentālis
3. English todaydetrimental

From Medieval Latin *dētrīmentālis, from Latin dētrīmentum (“harm”), from dēterō (“to rub off, wear”), from dē- (“down, away”) + terō (“to rub or grab”).

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