Where does “unrefusing” come from?
unrefusing (English) comes from English refusing, from English refuse, from English fuse, from English fusion, from Middle French fusion, from Old French fusion, from Latin fusio, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
unrefusing (English): Not refusing
Definitions
- Not refusing
Ancestry of “unrefusing”, step by step
unrefusing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English refusing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | refusing | present participle of refuse |
| 2 | English | refuse | Discarded, rejected; Collectively, items or... |
| 3 | English | fuse | A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some... |
| 4 | English | fusion | The act of merging separate elements, or the... |
| 5 | Middle French | fusion | fusion (act of melting or liquefying something by heating it) |
| 6 | Old French | fusion | — |
| 7 | Latin | fusio | a pouring out; an outpouring, effusion; a... |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |