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Where does “usável” come from?

usável (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese usar, from Old Portuguese usar, from Latin usus, from Latin uti, from Latin utor, from Proto-Italic oitōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₃eyt- — to take along, fetch; to fetch.

usável (Portuguese): usable

Definitions

  1. usable

Ancestry of “usável”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseusarto use; to utilise; to employ; to make use of; to...
2Old Portugueseusar—
3Latinusususe, employment, exercise, advantage; practice;...
4LatinutiAlternative form of ut; present active infinitive...
5LatinutorI use, employ; I enjoy, take advantage of; I...
6Proto-Italicoitōruse, employ
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃eyt-to take along, fetch; to fetch
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