Where does “ús” come from?

ús (Irish) comes 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.

ús (Irish): interest

Definitions

  1. interest

Ancestry of “ús”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinūsususe, employment, exercise, advantage
2Latinūtorto use, make use of, employ
3Proto-Slavic*ǫtorъcroze
4Proto-Slavictorъpaddock, pen
5Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terti →Every word from Proto-Slavic torъ →
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