Where does “infusion” come from?
Infusion comes from Old French infusion, from Latin infusio (a pouring in), formed from the prefix in- and the verb infundere (to pour in), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- (to smoke or steam).
infusion (English): A product consisting of a liquid which has had...
Definitions
- A product consisting of a liquid which has had...
Ancestry of “infusion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | infusion | — |
| 2 | Latin | infusio | infusion |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |