English
infusorium
Infusorium comes from Latin īnfundō ‘to pour in, into, on, upon, or down upon,…’, and goes back to 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 CEīnfundō‘to pour in, into, on, upon, or down upon, forth, infuse’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900īnfūsōrium
- Englishtodayinfusorium
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 CEīnfundō‘to pour in, into, on, upon, or down upon, forth, infuse’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900īnfūsōrium
- Englishtodayinfusorium
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- ‘to pour’
yet, refuse, gut, font, fuse, effusive, 40 more
through Proto-Italic *hundō ‘to pour out’
confused, foundry, diffusion, fondue, perfusion, profusion, effusion, 36 more
through Latin fundō ‘to pour out, shed’
foundation, founder, fundamental, refund, confusion, fusion, confuse, diffuse, confound, 46 more
through Latin īnfundō ‘to pour in, into, on, upon, or down upon,…’
Today it means
noun Any of the many minute aquatic creatures, such as protozoa and unicellular algae, found in freshwater habitats.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- / infusorium