Etymograph

English

fusidic

Fusidic comes from Latin fūsus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūsus
  2. Englishtodayfusidic

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūsus
  2. Englishtodayfusidic

The story

From the generic name Fusidium (from the Latin fūsus, “spindle”) + the English -ic, so named because fusidic acid was originally isolated from a strain of the fungus Fusidium coccineum.

Linked words

through Latin fūsus

fusion, fuse, fusarium, fusiform, 6 more

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to fusidic acid or its derivatives.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin fūsus / fusidic

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