Where does “fuse” come from?
fuse (Italian) comes from Italian fusa, from French fusée, from Old French fus, from Latin fūsus, from Latin fundere, from Latin fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
fuse (Italian): feminine plural of fuso; plural of fusa;...
Definitions
- feminine plural of fuso; plural of fusa;...
Ancestry of “fuse”, step by step
fuse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian fusa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fusa | feminine singular of fuso; plural of fuso; purr |
| 2 | French | fusée | rocket; fusil |
| 3 | Old French | fus | — |
| 4 | Latin | fūsus | spindle |
| 5 | Latin | fundere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 6 | Latin | fundo | I pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make... |
| 7 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Italian fondere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fondere | to fuse, smelt; to melt, thaw; to cast |