Where does “utor” come from?

utor (Latin) comes from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ, from Proto-Slavic terti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

utor (Latin): to use, make use of, employ

Definitions

  1. to use, make use of, employ

Ancestry of “utor”, step by step

utor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*ǫtorъcroze
2Proto-Slavictorъpaddock, pen
3Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Proto-Italic oitōr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicoitōruse, employ
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃eyt-to take along, fetch; to fetch

Words derived from “utor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →