Where does “utilitylike” come from?
utilitylike (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.
utilitylike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a utility
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a utility
Ancestry of “utilitylike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | utility | The state or condition of being useful;... |
| 2 | Middle English | utilite | — |
| 3 | Old French | utilite | — |
| 4 | Latin | ūtilitas | — |
| 5 | Latin | ūtilis | — |
| 6 | Latin | ūtor | — |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |