Where does “interfusable” come from?
interfusable (English) comes from English interfuse, from English fuse, from English fusion, from Middle French fusion, from Old French fusion, from Latin fusio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
interfusable (English): Capable of being interfused or blended together
Definitions
- Capable of being interfused or blended together
Ancestry of “interfusable”, step by step
interfusable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English interfuse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interfuse | To fuse or blend together |
| 2 | English | fuse | A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some... |
| 3 | English | fusion | The act of merging separate elements, or the... |
| 4 | Middle French | fusion | fusion (act of melting or liquefying something by heating it) |
| 5 | Old French | fusion | — |
| 6 | Latin | fusio | a pouring out; an outpouring, effusion; a... |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |