Where does “user” come from?
user (French) comes from Old French user, from Latin usare, from Latin utī.
user (French): to wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, grind...
Definitions
- to wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, grind...
Ancestry of “user”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | user | to use; to employ; to make use of |
| 2 | Latin | usare | present active infinitive of *ūsō |
| 3 | Latin | utī | — |