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Where does “utilisation” come from?

Utilisation comes from French utilisation, derived from the verb utiliser meaning "to make use of," itself from Medieval Latin utilisare based on Latin utilis meaning "useful."

utilisation (English): The act of using something; The manner in which...

Definitions

  1. The act of using something; The manner in which...

Ancestry of “utilisation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchutilisationpurpose, use, utilisation
2French-ation-ation
3Middle French-ation-ation
4Old French-ation-ation
5Latin-ātiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “utilisation”

  • underutilisation
  • reutilisation
  • overutilisation
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