Where does “utensil” come from?

Utensil comes from Old French utensile, from Latin utensilis meaning "fit for use," derived from Latin utens, present participle of Latin utor meaning "to use," from Proto-Italic oitōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₃eyt-.

utensil (English): An instrument or device for domestic use,...

Definitions

  1. An instrument or device for domestic use,...

Ancestry of “utensil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishutensyl—
2Old Frenchutensile—
3Latinutensilisuseful
4Latinūtorto use, make use of, employ
5Proto-Slavic*ǫtorъcroze
6Proto-Slavictorъpaddock, pen
7Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
8Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “utensil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terti →Every word from Proto-Slavic torъ →