Where does “surfusion” come from?
surfusion (French) comes from French fusion, from Middle French fusion, from Old French fusion, from Latin fusio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
surfusion (French): supercooling
Ancestry of “surfusion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fusion | fusion; mix; mixture |
| 2 | Middle French | fusion | fusion |
| 3 | Old French | fusion | — |
| 4 | Latin | fusio | a pouring out; an outpouring, effusion; a... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |