Where does “diffuse” come from?
diffuse (Middle English) comes from Latin diffūsus, from Latin diffundere — second-person singular future passive indicative...
Ancestry of “diffuse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | diffūsus | diffused or spread (throughout) |
| 2 | Latin | diffundere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |