Proto-Indo-European

*h₃eyt-

‘to take along, fetch’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt-.

13 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt-, most familiar first.

• use ← us ← ūsus ← ūtor ← *oitōr
• usual ← usuel ← ūsuālis ← ūsus ← ūtī
• useless ← use ← use ← us ← ūsus
• usable ← user ← ūsāre ← ūsō ← utor
• utilization ← utilisation ← utiliser ← utilizzare ← utile
• utilisation ← utiliser ← utilizzare ← utile ← ūtilis
• utile ← utele ← ūtilis ← ūtor ← *oitōr
• inutile ← inutilis ← ūtilis ← ūtor ← *oitōr
• abusion ← abusioun ← abūsiō ← abūtor ← ūtor
• inutility ← inutilitas ← inūtilis ← ūtilis ← ūtor
• usura ← ūtor ← *oitōr
• usure ← ūsūra ← ūtor ← *oitōr

More words from *h₃eyt-

• usurary

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt-