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Where does “cust” come from?

cust (English) comes from English custody, from Latin custōdia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

cust (English): Abbreviation of custody; Abbreviation of customer

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of custody; Abbreviation of customer

Ancestry of “cust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcustodyThe legal right to take care of something or...
2Latincustōdia—
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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