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

Definitions

  1. inutility, uselessness

Ancestry of “neamhúsáid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishúsáidverbal noun of úsáid; use, utilization, usage;...
2Middle Frenchusagehabit; custom
3Old Frenchusageusage; use; habit; custom
4Old French-ageforms nouns with the sense of 'action or result...
5Old Occitan-atgesuffix used to form masculine nouns
6Latin-āticum
Every word from Latin -āticumEvery word from Old French -ageEvery word from Old French usage