Where does “diffusion” come from?
Diffusion comes from Latin diffusionem, the accusative form of diffusio, meaning a spreading or pouring out.
diffusion (English): The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or...
Definitions
- The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or...
Ancestry of “diffusion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | diffusio | spreading out, increase in extent or breadth |
| 2 | Latin | diffundō | to diffuse, scatter |
| 3 | Latin | fundō | to pour out, shed |
| 4 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “diffusion”
- diffusional
- interdiffusion
- diffusionist
- immunodiffusion
- diffusionism
- diffusionless
- electrodiffusion
- thermodiffusion
- superdiffusion
- rediffusion
- microdiffusion
- hyperdiffusion
- diffusiophoretic
- autodiffusion
- electrodiffusional
- photodiffusion
- radioimmunodiffusion
- rotodiffusion
- pseudodiffusion
- vibrodiffusion
- elastodiffusion
- biodiffusion
- hydrodiffusion
- prediffusion