Where does “perusing” come from?
Perusing comes from the English verb peruse, formed from the English preposition use and Latin per meaning "through," both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per- and h₃eyt- meaning "to go" or "to move."
perusing (English): A process of studying something carefully;...
Definitions
- A process of studying something carefully;...
Ancestry of “perusing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peruse | To examine or consider with care; To read... |
| 2 | English | use | The act of using; The act of consuming alcohol or... |
| 3 | Middle English | use | — |
| 4 | Old French | us | tradition or custom |
| 5 | Latin | ūsus | use, employment, exercise, advantage |
| 6 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |