Etymograph

English

perfusionist

Perfusionist comes from Latin perfūsiō ‘the act of pouring over or through, perfusion’, from fundō ‘to pour out, shed’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰewd-‘to pour’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰunédtireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hundō‘to pour out’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfundō‘to pour out, shed’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEperfundō‘to pour (liquid) over or through’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEperfūsiō‘the act of pouring over or through, perfusion’
  7. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600perfusion
  8. English1500–presentsame form
  9. Englishearliest quotation 2007perfusionist

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰewd-‘to pour’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰunédtireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hundō‘to pour out’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfundō‘to pour out, shed’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEperfundō‘to pour (liquid) over or through’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEperfūsiō‘the act of pouring over or through, perfusion’
  7. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600perfusion
  8. English1500–presentsame form
  9. Englishearliest quotation 2007perfusionist

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A compound of perfusion + -ist

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- ‘to pour’

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Latin fundō ‘to pour out, shed’

Latin perfundō ‘to pour (liquid) over or through’

Latin perfūsiō ‘the act of pouring over’

Middle French perfusion

English perfusion

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- ‘to pour’

yet, refuse, gut, font, fuse, effusive, 39 more

through Proto-Italic *hundō ‘to pour out’

confused, foundry, diffusion, infusion, fondue, profusion, effusion, 35 more

through Latin fundō ‘to pour out, shed’

foundation, founder, fundamental, refund, confusion, funnel, fusion, confuse, diffuse, infuse, confound, 45 more

Today it means

noun A trained clinician who operates the heart-lung machine during cardiac and other surgeries.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- / perfusionist

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