English
abusion
Abusion comes from Old French abusion ‘abuse’, from Latin abūtor ‘misuse’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *oitōr ‘to use, employ’.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*oitōr‘to use, employ’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEūtor‘use, spend’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabūtor‘misuse’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabūsiō‘abuse, misuse’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400abusion‘abuse’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500abusioun
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1515–1516abusion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*oitōr‘to use, employ’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEūtor‘use, spend’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabūtor‘misuse’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabūsiō‘abuse, misuse’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400abusion‘abuse’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500abusioun
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1515–1516abusion
Earliest quotation: c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton: “Such tunges unhappy hath made great diviſion In realmes,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt- ‘to take along, fetch’
through Latin ūtor ‘use, spend’
use, useless, utilization, usable, utilisation, 6 more
through Latin abūtor ‘misuse’
Today it means
noun Misuse, abuse; in particular, illegal behaviour; verbal, physical or sexual abuse.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *oitōr / abusion