Where does “diffusivity” come from?
Diffusivity derives from English diffusive plus the suffix -ity, from French -ité, from Latin -itas, from Proto-Indo-European -it-.
diffusivity (English): A tendency to diffuse; a coefficient of...
Definitions
- A tendency to diffuse; a coefficient of...
Ancestry of “diffusivity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diffusive | That is spread or dispersed across a wide area or... |
| 2 | Latin | diffusivus | diffusive; spreading, extending |
| 3 | Latin | diffundō | to diffuse, scatter |
| 4 | Latin | fundō | to pour out, shed |
| 5 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |