Where does “refusing” come from?
Refusing derives from English refuse, which comes from English fuse, from Italian fuso, ultimately from Latin fusus meaning spindle, blended with Latin re- and fundus.
refusing (English): present participle of refuse
Definitions
- present participle of refuse
Ancestry of “refusing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | refuse | Discarded, rejected; Collectively, items or... |
| 2 | English | fuse | A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some... |
| 3 | English | fusion | The act of merging separate elements, or the... |
| 4 | Middle French | fusion | fusion (act of melting or liquefying something by heating it) |
| 5 | Old French | fusion | — |
| 6 | Latin | fusio | a pouring out; an outpouring, effusion; a... |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |