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onus

/ˈəʊnəs/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A legal obligation.
  2. Burden of proof, onus probandi.
  3. Stigma.
  4. Blame.
  5. Responsibility; burden.
  6. plural of ONU

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃enh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃énh₂os Proto-Italic *onos Latin onuslbor. English onus Learned borrowing from Latin onus (literally “burden”).

  1. onus(Latin)→
  2. onus (English)
  3. Relations: lbor

Related words

onus(Latin)

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