Etymology

circumfuse

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Today it means: To pour round; to spread round, as a fluid. Full definition →

English fuse ← Latin circum- ← Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  2. Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
  3. Latincircus
  4. Latincircum
  5. Latincircum-
  6. Englishcircum-
  7. Englishfuse
  8. English todaycircumfuse

From circum- + fuse.

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