Where does “Usegroup” come from?
Usegroup (English) comes from English newsgroup, from English Group, from French groupe, from Italian gruppo, from Vulgar Latin cruppo, from Renaissance Latin grupus, from Proto-Germanic kruppaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Usegroup (English): A newsgroup, specifically on the Usenet system
Definitions
- A newsgroup, specifically on the Usenet system
Ancestry of “Usegroup”, step by step
Usegroup traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English newsgroup
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | newsgroup | A repository on a computer network where people... |
| 2 | English | Group | A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another |
| 3 | French | groupe | group |
| 4 | Italian | gruppo | group, cluster, party, team, covey; pack; peloton |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | cruppo | — |
| 6 | Renaissance Latin | grupus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kruppaz | a body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English Usenet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Usenet | A world-wide distributed discussion system consisting of newsgroups that are classified hierarchically by subject |