Where does “usuality” come from?
usuality (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.
usuality (English): The quality or state of being usual
Definitions
- The quality or state of being usual
Ancestry of “usuality”, step by step
usuality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English usual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 |