Where does “user” come from?

user (French) comes from Old French user, from Latin usare, from Latin utī — how.

user (French): to wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, grind...

Definitions

  1. to wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, grind...

Ancestry of “user”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchuserto use; to employ; to make use of
2Latinusarepresent active infinitive of *ūsō
3Latinutīhow

Words derived from “user”

Every word from Latin utī →Every word from Latin usare →Every word from Old French user →