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
- To cause to become an element of something; to...
Ancestry of “infuse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | infusen | — |
| 2 | Latin | infusus | poured into or on |
| 3 | Latin | infundō | to pour in, into, on, upon, or down upon, forth, infuse |
| 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 |