Where does “ush” come from?
ush (English) comes from English usual, from Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin usualis, from Latin ūsus, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
ush (English): To usher: to perform the action of an usher: to...
Definitions
- To usher: to perform the action of an usher: to...
Ancestry of “ush”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | usual | Most commonly occurring; typical; The typical... |
| 2 | Middle English | usual | customary, established; usual, normal, regular |
| 3 | Old French | usuel | — |
| 4 | Latin | usualis | that is for use, that is in service: utilitarian;... |
| 5 | Latin | ūsus | — |
| 6 | Latin | ūtor | — |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |