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Where does “useur” come from?

useur (Old French) comes from Latin usor, 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.

useur (Old French): Alternative form of useor

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of useor

Ancestry of “useur”, step by step

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