Where does “using” come from?
Using derives from Middle English usen, from Old French user, from Latin ūsus (past participle of ūtī, meaning to employ or make use of), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃eyt-.
using (English): present participle of use; use; utilization
Definitions
- present participle of use; use; utilization
Ancestry of “using”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | use | The act of using; The act of consuming alcohol or... |
| 2 | Middle English | use | — |
| 3 | Old French | us | tradition or custom |
| 4 | Latin | ūsus | use, employment, exercise, advantage |
| 5 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |