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Where does “usualis” come from?

usualis (Latin) 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.

usualis (Latin): that is for use, that is in service: utilitarian;...

Definitions

  1. that is for use, that is in service: utilitarian;...

Ancestry of “usualis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinūsus—
2Latinūtor—
3Proto-Slavic*ǫtorъ—
4Proto-Slavictorъ—
5Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “usualis”

  • usual
  • unusual
  • unusually
  • unusualness
  • usualness
  • usuality
  • unusuality
  • ununusual
  • usu
  • usuale
  • usualmente
  • usual
  • usuel
  • inusuel
  • usuell
  • usualmente
  • usual
  • usual
  • usual
  • usualmente
  • usual
  • usual
  • usuel
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