English
affusion
Affusion comes from Latin affundō ‘to pour or sprinkle onto’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰewd-‘to pour’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hundō‘to pour out’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfundō‘to pour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaffundō‘to pour or sprinkle onto’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaffusio
- Englishtodayaffusion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰewd-‘to pour’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hundō‘to pour out’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfundō‘to pour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaffundō‘to pour or sprinkle onto’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaffusio
- Englishtodayaffusion
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- ‘to pour’
yet, gut, refuse, font, fuse, effusive, 39 more
through Proto-Italic *hundō ‘to pour out’
confused, foundry, fondue, 35 more
through Latin fundō ‘to pour’
foundation, founder, fundamental, refund, confusion, funnel, confuse, diffuse, confound, diffusion, infusion, infuse, perfusion, profusion, effusion, 41 more
Today it means
noun The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- / affusion