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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

  1. A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some...

Ancestry of “fuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfusionThe act of merging separate elements, or the...
2Middle Frenchfusionfusion
3Old Frenchfusion—
4Latinfusioa pouring out; an outpouring, effusion; a...
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “fuse”

  • defuse
  • defusion
  • fuser
  • interfuse
  • fusebox
  • fusogen
  • defuser
  • circumfuse
  • fuselike
  • fuseless
  • defusive
  • interfusable
  • fuseway
  • defusable
  • electrofuse
  • unfuse
  • 灰士
  • ヒューズ
  • fiús
  • fiús-sceall
  • pius
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