Where does “usuriousness” come from?
usuriousness (English) comes from English usurious, from English usury, from Middle English usurie, from Old French usurie, from Latin ūsūria, from Latin ūsūra, from Latin ūsus, from Latin ūtor — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
usuriousness (English): Quality of being usurious
Definitions
- Quality of being usurious
Ancestry of “usuriousness”, step by step
usuriousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English usurious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | usurious | Of or pertaining to usury; Exorbitant |
| 2 | English | usury | An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any... |
| 3 | Middle English | usurie | To lend money in order to make interest; usury |
| 4 | Old French | usurie | — |
| 5 | Latin | ūsūria | — |
| 6 | Latin | ūsūra | use, enjoyment |
| 7 | Latin | ūsus | use, employment, exercise, advantage |
| 8 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |