Etymology Explorer › EnglishWhere does “misusage” come from? misusage (English) comes from English usage, from Middle English usage, from Old French usage, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.
misusage (English): Improper usage; Abuse; improper handling or...
Definitions Improper usage; Abuse; improper handling or... Ancestry of “misusage”, step by step Step Language Word Meaning 1 English usage The manner or the amount of using; use; Habit or... 2 Middle English usage — 3 Old French usage usage; use; habit; custom 4 Old French -age forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result... 5 Old Occitan -atge suffix used to form masculine nouns 6 Latin -āticum —