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Where does “unfusible” come from?

unfusible (English) comes from English fusible, from Middle English fusible, from Old French fusible, from Latin fusibilis, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

unfusible (English): Alternative form of infusible

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of infusible

Ancestry of “unfusible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfusibleAble to be fused or melted; Any substance that...
2Middle Englishfusible—
3Old Frenchfusible—
4Latinfusibilis—
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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