amuser

French

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to amuse, to entertain
  • (reflexive) to have fun, to enjoy oneself

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French amuser (amuse, divert, babble) inherited from Old French amuser (stupefy, waste time, be lost in thought) inherited from Latin *mūsa derived from Proto-Germanic *mū- (snout, muzzle) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (midge, fly, lips, muzzle) derived from Old High German muoza (idleness, leisure, careful attention) derived from Proto-Germanic *mōtǭ (permission, leave) derived from Proto-Indo-European *med- (measure, give advice, acquire, heal, possess, consider, control, advise, think about, decide, be in charge of, limit, reason, be in command).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*med-

Gloss

measure, give advice, acquire, heal, possess, consider, control, advise, think about, decide, be in charge of, limit, reason, be in command

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Kanji

理

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