Where does “neamhúsáid” come from?
neamhúsáid (Irish) comes from Irish úsáid, from Middle French usage, from Old French usage, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.
neamhúsáid (Irish): inutility, uselessness
Ancestry of “neamhúsáid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | úsáid | verbal noun of úsáid; use, utilization, usage;... |
| 2 | Middle French | usage | habit; custom |
| 3 | Old French | usage | usage; use; habit; custom |
| 4 | Old French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result... |
| 5 | Old Occitan | -atge | suffix used to form masculine nouns |
| 6 | Latin | -āticum | — |