Etymology

amusive

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Today it means: Illusive, deceitful. Full definition →

First used 18th–19th c.English amuse ← Middle English *amusen ← Old French amuser
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Old Frencha-
  6. Medieval Latinmusumder.?
  7. Old Frenchmuser
  8. Old Frenchamuser
  9. Middle English*amusen
  10. Englishamuse
  11. English todayamusive

From amuse + -ive.

First known use, by meaning

  • 18th–19th c. Illusive, deceitful.
  • from 18th c. Giving entertainment or interest; recreative, diverting, engaging.
  • from 18th c. Amusing, humorous.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.