This word has two distinct meanings, distinguished principally by whether the first letter is capitalised or not. The meanings are geographically separated.
ute
▸ noun: (Australia, New Zealand) A small vehicle based on the same platform as a family car but with a unibody construction and a built-in open tray area for carrying goods; similar but not identical to a pick-up truck.
Ute
▸ noun: A Native American people of Utah, Colorado and New Mexico.
▸ noun: The language of this people, of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family.
▸ noun: A member of this people.
ute/Ute
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Re: ute/Ute
Well, the first one is a trimming of utility, covered in utile. Not related to futile, by the by. Perhaps a suggestible word for the Agora?
The Utes, however, seem to have a murky etymology. The closest I got was a 'perhaps from'.
The Utes, however, seem to have a murky etymology. The closest I got was a 'perhaps from'.
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Re: ute/Ute
"Ute" is not to be ignored for lack of obvious parentage. At the bottom of many etymologies is a word that simply came into being without any known precursor.
Wikipedia finds enough information about Utes to make the word perfectly respectable.
Wikipedia finds enough information about Utes to make the word perfectly respectable.
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