English

sonofusion

From sono- + fusion.

A compound of sono- + fusion

Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- ‘to sound’

Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os

Proto-Italic *swonos

Latin sonus ‘sound’

English sono-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- ‘to pour’

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Latin fundō ‘to pour’

Latin fusus ‘poured out, having been poured out, shed,…’

Latin fūsiōnem

Middle French fusion

Today it means

noun A nuclear fusion reaction hypothesized to occur during sonoluminescence.

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

Etymograph / sonofusion