Middle English word abusen comes from Latin utor, Latin ab, and later Latin abusus (Consumption. Wasting.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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utor | Latin (lat) | I consume.. I enjoy, take advantage of.. I experience, undergo, encounter.. I use, employ.. I wear. |
ab | Latin (lat) | (source of action or event) by, of. (time) after, since. At, on, in. From, away from, out of. |
abutor | Latin (lat) | I misuse, abuse; use improperly.. I use up, exhaust, consume (entirely).. I waste, squander. |
abusus | Latin (lat) | Consumption. Wasting. |
abuser | Middle French (frm) | |
abusen | Middle English (enm) |