Etymology

usura

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Today it means: Usury. Full definition →

Latin ūsūra ← Proto-Italic *oitōr ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃eyt-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*oitōr
  3. Latinūtor
  4. Latinūsūra
  5. English todayusura

Borrowed from Latin ūsūra.

Words from the same roots

Latinūsūra all →

usurer

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