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
- To infuse in very small amounts
Ancestry of “microinfuse”, step by step
microinfuse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English infuse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infuse | To cause to become an element of something; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | infusen | — |
| 3 | Latin | infusus | poured into or on |
| 4 | Latin | infundō | to pour in, into, on, upon, or down upon, forth, infuse |
| 5 | Latin | fundō | to pour out, shed |
| 6 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |