Where does “uso” come from?

uso (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese uso, from Latin ūsus, 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.

uso (Galician): use

Definitions

  1. use

Ancestry of “uso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseuso—
2Latinūsususe, employment, exercise, advantage
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 “uso”

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