Where does “abusion” come from?
abusion (English) comes from Middle English abusioun, from Old French abusion, from Latin abūsiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
abusion (English): Misuse, abuse; Abuse of the truth; deceit, lying;...
Definitions
- Misuse, abuse; Abuse of the truth; deceit, lying;...
Ancestry of “abusion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | abusioun | — |
| 2 | Old French | abusion | abuse; deception; deceit; lie; untruth |
| 3 | Latin | abūsiō | the loose or improper use of a word, catachresis |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |