Where does “infuse” come from?
infuse (Italian) comes from Italian infuso, from Latin infusus, from Latin infundō, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
infuse (Italian): third-person singular past historic of infondere;...
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of infondere;...
Ancestry of “infuse”, step by step
infuse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian infuso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | infuso | infusion, tisane, tea, brew; past participle of... |
| 2 | Latin | infusus | poured into or on |
| 3 | Latin | infundō | to pour in, into, on, upon, or down upon, forth, infuse |
| 4 | Latin | fundō | to pour out, shed |
| 5 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Italian infondere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | infondere | To infuse, instil or inspire |