Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThe act of using. · The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics. · Usefulness, utility, benefit; purpose, point. · A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt-der.? Proto-Italic *oitōr Latin ūtor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin ūsus Old French usbor. Middle English use English use Inherited from Middle English use, from Old French us, from Latin ūsus (“use, custom, skill, habit”), from past participle stem of ūtor (“use”). Displaced native Middle English note (“use”) (see note) from Old English notu; Middle English nutte (“use”) from Old English nytt; as well as Old English fricu and Old English sidu.
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