Where does “fuse” come from?
Fuse comes from Italian fuso, from Latin fusus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew-, a root meaning to pour or cast.
fuse (English): A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some...
Definitions
- A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some...
Ancestry of “fuse”, step by step
fuse traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English fusion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fusion | The act of merging separate elements, or the... |
| 2 | Middle French | fusion | fusion (act of melting or liquefying something by heating it) |
| 3 | Old French | fusion | — |
| 4 | Latin | fusio | a pouring out; an outpouring, effusion; a... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via French fusée
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fusée | rocket; fusil |
| 2 | French | -ée | Forming feminine nouns having the sense of... |
| 3 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via Italian fuso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fuso | past participle of fondere; past participle of... |