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Where does “refusus” come from?

refusus (Latin) comes from Latin refundo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

refusus (Latin): Poured back

Definitions

  1. Poured back

Ancestry of “refusus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrefundoI pour back, pour out
2Latinrĕ-—
3Latinprōdūcō—
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “refusus”

  • refusare
  • refuso
  • rifusibile
  • refusé
  • refuser
  • refuza
  • refuser
  • refize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →