Where does “user” come from?
user (Old French) comes from Latin usare, from Latin utī.
user (Old French): to use; to employ; to make use of
Definitions
- to use; to employ; to make use of
Ancestry of “user”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | usare | present active infinitive of *ūsō |
| 2 | Latin | utī | — |
Words derived from “user”