Where does “Diffusion” come from?

Diffusion (German) comes from Latin diffusio, from Latin diffundō, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Diffusion (German): diffusion (physics: the intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation)

Definitions

  1. diffusion (physics: the intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation)

Ancestry of “Diffusion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiffusiospreading out, increase in extent or breadth
2Latindiffundōto diffuse, scatter
3Latinfundōto pour out, shed
4Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “Diffusion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →