Where does “reconfuse” come from?
reconfuse (English) comes from English confuse, from English confused, from Middle English confused, from Anglo-Norman confus, from Latin cōnfūsus, from Latin confundō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
reconfuse (English): To confuse again
Definitions
- To confuse again
Ancestry of “reconfuse”, step by step
reconfuse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English confuse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | confuse | to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder somebody; to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand |
| 2 | English | confused | simple past tense and past participle of confuse;... |
| 3 | Middle English | confused | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | confus | — |
| 5 | Latin | cōnfūsus | mixed, mingled, having been poured together |
| 6 | Latin | confundō | to pour, mingle, stir up |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English re
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | re | About, regarding, with reference to; especially... |
| 2 | English | reinsurance | Insurance purchased by insurance companies that... |
| 3 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 4 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |