Where does “util” come from?
util (Romanian) comes from French utile, from Middle French utile, from Old French utele, from Latin ūtilis, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ, from Proto-Slavic terti — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
util (Romanian): helpful; useful
Definitions
- helpful; useful
Ancestry of “util”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | utile | useful |
| 2 | Middle French | utile | useful |
| 3 | Old French | utele | — |
| 4 | Latin | ūtilis | useful, serviceable, beneficial, profitable, advantageous; helpful |
| 5 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |