English
suffuse
Suffuse comes from Latin suffundō ‘to pour (liquid) in or on’, 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*ǵʰunédtireconstructednasalized form of *ǵʰewd-
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hundōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfundō‘to pour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuffundō‘to pour (liquid) in or on’
- Englishearliest quotation 1912suffuse
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰewd-‘to pour’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰunédtireconstructednasalized form of *ǵʰewd-
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hundōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfundō‘to pour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuffundō‘to pour (liquid) in or on’
- Englishearliest quotation 1912suffuse
Earliest quotation: 1912, New York State Museum, Annual Report: “This limonite-colored mud is most often very suffuse and…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- ‘to pour’
yet, gut, font, refuse, effusive, 39 more
through Proto-Italic *hundō
confused, foundry, infusion, diffusion, fondue, perfusion, profusion, effusion, 34 more
through Latin fundō ‘to pour’
foundation, founder, fundamental, confusion, refund, fusion, funnel, confuse, confound, diffuse, infuse, 45 more
Today it means
verb To spread through or over (something), especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- / suffuse