Where does “ús” come from?

ús (Catalan) comes from Latin ūsus, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ, from Proto-Slavic terti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

ús (Catalan): use

Definitions

  1. use

Ancestry of “ús”, step by step

ús traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ūsus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinūsususe, employment, exercise, advantage
2Latinūtorto use, make use of, employ
3Proto-Slavic*ǫtorъcroze
4Proto-Slavictorъpaddock, pen
5Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Latin vōs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvōsyou, ye, you all
2Old Latinvōs—
3Proto-Italicwōsyou
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

Words derived from “ús”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terti →Every word from Proto-Slavic torъ →