English
refuse
Refuse (the verb) comes from Middle English refusen, from Old French refuser, from Vulgar Latin *refūsāre, of disputed formation.
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*refūsāreuncertain
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400refuser
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500refusen
- Englishtodayrefuse
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*refūsāreuncertain
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400refuser
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500refusen
- Englishtodayrefuse
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- ‘to pour’
yet, founder, gut, font, confusion, fusion, foundry, funnel, refund, confuse, confound, diffuse, fondue, infuse, effusive, 46 more
Another origin of refuse
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*refūsārereconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400refuser‘to refuse’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500refusen
- Englishtodayrefuse
Today it means
adj Discarded, rejected.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Vulgar Latin *refūsāre / refuse