Where does “utilidor” come from?
utilidor (English) comes from English utility, from Middle English utilite, from Old French utilite, from Latin ūtilitas, from Latin ūtilis, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
utilidor (English): A utility corridor
Definitions
- A utility corridor
Ancestry of “utilidor”, step by step
utilidor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English utility
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | utility | The state or condition of being useful;... |
| 2 | Middle English | utilite | benefit, gain, profit |
| 3 | Old French | utilite | — |
| 4 | Latin | ūtilitas | usefulness, utility |
| 5 | Latin | ūtilis | useful, serviceable, beneficial, profitable, advantageous; helpful |
| 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 |
via English corridor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | corridor | A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off... |
| 2 | French | corridor | passage, corridor |
| 3 | Italian | corridore | running; racing; runner |
| 4 | Italian | correre | to run; to hurry, rush |
| 5 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |