Where does “unusuality” come from?
unusuality (English) comes from English unusual, from English usual, from Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin usualis, from Latin ūsus, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
unusuality (English): unusualness
Definitions
- unusualness
Ancestry of “unusuality”, step by step
unusuality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unusual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unusual | Not usual, out of the ordinary; Something that is... |
| 2 | English | usual | Most commonly occurring; typical; The typical... |
| 3 | Middle English | usual | customary, established; usual, normal, regular |
| 4 | Old French | usuel | — |
| 5 | Latin | usualis | that is for use, that is in service: utilitarian;... |
| 6 | Latin | ūsus | use, employment, exercise, advantage |
| 7 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |