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disuse (n.)
c. 1400, see
dis-
+
use
(n.).
disuse (v.)
c. 1400, "misuse, pervert;" mid-15c., "become unaccustomed," from or on analogy of Old French
desuser
, from
des-
"not" (see
dis-
) +
user
"use" (see
use
(v.)). Related:
Disused
.
