Where does “infus” come from?
infus (French) comes from Dutch infuus, from French infusion, from Latin infusio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
infus (French): innate; infused
Definitions
- innate; infused
Ancestry of “infus”, step by step
infus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch infuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | infuus | IV, drip, an intravenous injection |
| 2 | French | infusion | infusion liquid product which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities |
| 3 | Latin | infusio | infusion |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Latin infusum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | infusum | — |