Where does “child sexual abuse” come from?

child sexual abuse (English) comes from English Child, from Middle English childen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

child sexual abuse (English): of a child by an adult or older child

Definitions

  1. of a child by an adult or older child

Ancestry of “child sexual abuse”, step by step

child sexual abuse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Child

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChildAlternative letter-case form of child "often used...
2Middle EnglishchildenTo deliver a child; to beget or procreate; To...
3Middle English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
4Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
5Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
6Proto-Norse-īna-
7Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via English sexual abuse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsexual abuseAny sexual activity that is undesired by one participant but forced on them nonetheless, especially when considered to be more sustained or frequent than an incident of sexual assault
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Middle English -enEvery word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz