Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “usanza” come from?

usanza (Italian) comes from Italian usare, from Latin usare, from Latin utī.

usanza (Italian): custom, tradition, ways; habit, custom; trend

Definitions

  1. custom, tradition, ways; habit, custom; trend

Ancestry of “usanza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianusareto use something
2Latinusarepresent active infinitive of *ūsō
3Latinutī—
Every word from Latin utī →