English
fusile
Fusile comes from Latin fūsilis ‘molten, fluid, liquid’, from fundō ‘to pour’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰewd-‘to pour’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰunédtireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hundō‘to pour out’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfundō‘to pour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūsilis‘molten, fluid, liquid’
- Englishtodayfusile
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰewd-‘to pour’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰunédtireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hundō‘to pour out’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfundō‘to pour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūsilis‘molten, fluid, liquid’
- Englishtodayfusile
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- ‘to pour’
yet, gut, refuse, font, fuse, effusive, 38 more
through Proto-Italic *hundō ‘to pour out’
confused, foundry, diffusion, infusion, fondue, perfusion, profusion, effusion, 34 more
through Latin fundō ‘to pour’
foundation, founder, fundamental, refund, confusion, fusion, confuse, funnel, diffuse, confound, infuse, 45 more
Today it means
adj That can be melted; meltable
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- / fusile