English
infusion
Infusion comes from Latin infusio ‘a pouring into, a wetting, a dyeing, a flow’, from fundō ‘to pour out, shed’, 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 out, shed’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinfundo‘to pour in, into, on, upon, or down upon, forth, infuse’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinfusio‘a pouring into, a wetting, a dyeing, a flow’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400infusion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500infusioun
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1599–1602infusion
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 out, shed’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinfundo‘to pour in, into, on, upon, or down upon, forth, infuse’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinfusio‘a pouring into, a wetting, a dyeing, a flow’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400infusion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500infusioun
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1599–1602infusion
Earliest quotation: c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: “[...] but in the verity of extolment / I…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- ‘to pour’
yet, gut, refuse, font, fuse, effusive, 41 more
through Proto-Italic *hundō ‘to pour out’
confused, foundry, fondue, 37 more
through Latin fundō ‘to pour out, shed’
foundation, founder, fundamental, refund, confusion, confuse, diffuse, diffusion, confound, perfusion, profusion, effusion, 43 more
through Latin infundo ‘to pour in, into, on, upon, or down upon,…’
Today it means
noun A product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- / infusion