confused

The story

1. Latin · derived fromcōnfūsus
2. Middle English · derived from-ed
3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromconfus
4. Middle English · inherited fromconfused“frustrated, ruined”
5. English todayconfused

Originally from Middle English confused (“frustrated, ruined”), from Anglo-Norman confus + Middle English -ed (past participial suffix), from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundō; now equivalent to confuse (a back-formation) + -ed.

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