Where does “ustensile” come from?

ustensile (French) comes from Old French utensile, from Latin utensilis, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ, from Proto-Slavic terti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

ustensile (French): utensil

Definitions

  1. utensil

Ancestry of “ustensile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchutensile—
2Latinutensilisuseful
3Latinūtorto use, make use of, employ
4Proto-Slavic*ǫtorъcroze
5Proto-Slavictorъpaddock, pen
6Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
7Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “ustensile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terti →Every word from Proto-Slavic torъ →