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Where does “infuse” come from?

Infuse comes from Middle English infusen, from Latin infusus, the past participle of infundo meaning to pour in, from in- and the root dʰewh₂- meaning to shake or agitate.

infuse (English): To cause to become an element of something; to...

Definitions

  1. To cause to become an element of something; to...

Ancestry of “infuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishinfusen—
2Latininfususpoured into or on
3Latininfundō—
4Latinfundō—
5Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “infuse”

  • infuser
  • reinfuse
  • infusive
  • infuseth
  • infusest
  • microinfuse
  • infusively
  • superinfuse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →