Where does “fusible” come from?

Fusible comes from Old French fusible, from Latin fusibilis, meaning capable of being melted or liquefied.

fusible (English): Able to be fused or melted; Any substance that...

Definitions

  1. Able to be fused or melted; Any substance that...

Ancestry of “fusible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfusible—
2Old Frenchfusible—
3Latinfusibilis—
4Latinfundōto pour out, shed
5Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fusible”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →