Where does “fuse” come from?
fuse (Latin) comes from Latin fusus, from Latin fundere, from Latin fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
fuse (Latin): vocative masculine singular of fūsus; widely,...
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of fūsus; widely,...
Ancestry of “fuse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fusus | spindle; spinning wheel; poured out, having been... |
| 2 | Latin | fundere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 3 | Latin | fundo | I pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make... |
| 4 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |