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Where does “microinfuse” come from?

microinfuse (English) comes from English infuse, from Middle English infusen, from Latin infusus, from Latin infundō, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

microinfuse (English): To infuse in very small amounts

Definitions

  1. To infuse in very small amounts

Ancestry of “microinfuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinfuseTo cause to become an element of something; to...
2Middle Englishinfusen—
3Latininfususpoured into or on
4Latininfundō—
5Latinfundō—
6Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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