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Where does “infusen” come from?

infusen (Middle English) comes 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.

Ancestry of “infusen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininfususpoured into or on
2Latininfundō—
3Latinfundō—
4Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “infusen”

  • infuse
  • infuser
  • reinfuse
  • infusive
  • infuseth
  • infusest
  • microinfuse
  • infusively
  • superinfuse
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