confuse

confuse · verb¹

1. Latin · derived fromcōnfūsus
2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromconfus
3. Middle English · derived fromconfused“frustrated, ruined”
4. English todayconfuse

Back-formation from confused, from Middle English confused (“frustrated, ruined”), from Anglo-Norman confus, from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundō.

confuse · adjective²

1. Latin · derived fromcōnfūsus
2. Old French · derived fromconfus
3. Middle English · inherited fromconfus
4. English todayconfuse

From Middle English confus, from Old French confus, from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundō.

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