Where does “diffuse” come from?
diffuse (Italian) comes from Italian diffuso, from Latin diffūsus, from Latin diffundere — second-person singular future passive indicative...
diffuse (Italian): third-person singular past historic of...
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of...
Ancestry of “diffuse”, step by step
diffuse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian diffuso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | diffuso | diffuse; diffused, spread; widespread |
| 2 | Latin | diffūsus | diffused or spread (throughout) |
| 3 | Latin | diffundere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
via Italian diffondere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | diffondere | to spread; to give out or diffuse |