Etymograph

English

Uselessnet

Blend of useless + Usenet.

A compound of useless + Usenet

Proto-Italic *oitōr ‘to use, employ’

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Latin ūsus

Old French us ‘tradition or custom’

Middle English use

English use

English useless

Today it means

name Usenet.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Uselessnet