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Where does “diffusio” come from?

diffusio (Latin) comes 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.

Ancestry of “diffusio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiffundō—
2Latinfundō—
3Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “diffusio”

  • diffusion
  • diffusional
  • interdiffusion
  • diffusionist
  • immunodiffusion
  • diffusionism
  • diffusionless
  • electrodiffusion
  • thermodiffusion
  • superdiffusion
  • rediffusion
  • microdiffusion
  • hyperdiffusion
  • autodiffusion
  • electrodiffusional
  • photodiffusion
  • radioimmunodiffusion
  • vibrodiffusion
  • pseudodiffusion
  • rotodiffusion
  • elastodiffusion
  • diffusionem
  • difusión
  • radiodiffusione
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