Proto-Italic

*oitōr

‘to use, employ’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Italic *oitōr.

12 English words in this record descend from Proto-Italic *oitōr, most familiar first.

• use ← us ← ūsus ← ūtor
• useless ← use ← use ← us ← ūsus
• usable ← user ← ūsāre ← ūsō ← utor
• utilization ← utilisation ← utiliser ← utilizzare ← utile
• utilisation ← utiliser ← utilizzare ← utile ← ūtilis
• utile ← utele ← ūtilis ← ūtor
• inutile ← inutilis ← ūtilis ← ūtor
• abusion ← abusioun ← abūsiō ← abūtor ← ūtor
• inutility ← inutilitas ← inūtilis ← ūtilis ← ūtor
• usura ← ūtor
• usure ← ūsūra ← ūtor
• usurary ← usurarius ← ūsūra ← ūtor

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *oitōr