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Where does “perfusivity” come from?

perfusivity (English) comes from English perfusive, from English perfuse, from Latin perfusus, from Latin perfundo, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

perfusivity (English): The quality of being perfusive

Definitions

  1. The quality of being perfusive

Ancestry of “perfusivity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperfusiveTending to flow over, or to spread through
2EnglishperfuseTo permeate or suffuse something, especially with...
3Latinperfususperfused; bathed; imbued
4LatinperfundoI pour over or through; I perfuse; I flood or...
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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