Where does “uza” come from?

uza (Swahili) comes from French user, from Old French user, from Latin usare, from Latin utī — how.

uza (Swahili): to sell

Definitions

  1. to sell

Ancestry of “uza”, step by step

uza traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French user

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchuserto wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, grind...
2Old Frenchuserto use; to employ; to make use of
3Latinusarepresent active infinitive of *ūsō
4Latinutīhow

via Proto-Austronesian *əsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
2Proto-Oceanic*isa—

via Italian usare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianusareto use something

Words derived from “uza”

Every word from Latin utī →Every word from Latin usare →Every word from Old French user →