Where does “utile” come from?
utile (Romanian) comes from Romanian util, 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 — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
utile (Romanian): nominative feminine plural of util; accusative...
Definitions
- nominative feminine plural of util; accusative...
Ancestry of “utile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | util | helpful; useful |
| 2 | French | utile | useful |
| 3 | Middle French | utile | useful |
| 4 | Old French | utele | — |
| 5 | Latin | ūtilis | useful, serviceable, beneficial, profitable, advantageous; helpful |
| 6 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |