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Where does “transfuser” come from?

transfuser (English) comes from English transfuse, from Latin fūsus, from Latin fundere, from Latin fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

transfuser (English): One who transfuses; A device for performing...

Definitions

  1. One who transfuses; A device for performing...

Ancestry of “transfuser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransfuseTo administer a transfusion of; To pour liquid...
2Latinfūsus—
3Latinfunderesecond-person singular present passive...
4LatinfundoI pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make...
5Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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