English word abusive comes from French abuser, Latin abutor, Latin -ivus (Adjective suffix.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| abuser | French (fra) | (followed by the preposition de) to take advantage of somebody (especially sexually). (intransitive, slang) to go too far. To abuse (use improperly). To mislead. |
| abutor | Latin (lat) | I misuse, abuse; use improperly.. I use up, exhaust, consume (entirely).. I waste, squander. |
| -ivus | Latin (lat) | Adjective suffix. |
| abusus | Latin (lat) | Consumption. Wasting. |
| abusivus | Latin (lat) | Misused. |
| abusif | French (fra) | Abusive. |
| abusive | English (eng) | (archaic) Catachrestic. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]. (archaic) Full of abuses; practicing abuse; containing abuse, or serving as the instrument of abuse. [First attested in the late 16th century.]. (archaic) Given to misusing; also, full of abuses.. (obsolete) Given to misusing. [Attested only in the mid 17th century.]. (obsolete) Tending to deceive; fraudulent. [Attested only [...] |