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Where does “nondiffusive” come from?

nondiffusive (English) comes from English diffusive, from Latin diffusivus, from Latin diffundō, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

nondiffusive (English): Not diffusive

Definitions

  1. Not diffusive

Ancestry of “nondiffusive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiffusiveThat is spread or dispersed across a wide area or...
2Latindiffusivusdiffusive; spreading, extending
3Latindiffundō—
4Latinfundō—
5Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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