Where does “nonusage” come from?
nonusage (English) comes from English usage, from Middle English usage, from Old French usage, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.
nonusage (English): Absence of usage; failure to use
Definitions
- Absence of usage; failure to use
Ancestry of “nonusage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | usage | The manner or the amount of using; use; Habit or... |
| 2 | Middle English | usage | — |
| 3 | Old French | usage | usage; use; habit; custom |
| 4 | Old French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result... |
| 5 | Old Occitan | -atge | suffix used to form masculine nouns |
| 6 | Latin | -āticum | — |