Middle English word abusen comes from Latin utor, Latin ab, and later Latin abusus (Consumption. Wasting.)

Detailed word origin of abusen

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
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)

Words with the same origin as abusen