Where 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

  1. Improper usage; Abuse; improper handling or...

Ancestry of “misusage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishusageThe manner or the amount of using; use; Habit or...
2Middle Englishusage
3Old Frenchusageusage; use; habit; custom
4Old French-ageforms nouns with the sense of 'action or result...
5Old Occitan-atgesuffix used to form masculine nouns
6Latin-āticum
Every word from Latin -āticumEvery word from Old French -ageEvery word from Old French usage
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