fuse · noun, verb1
- Latin · derived fromfūsus“spindle”
- French · derived fromfusée
- Italian · derived fromfuso
- English todayfuse
From Italian fuso and French fusée, from Latin fūsus (“spindle”).
fuse · noun, verb2
Back-formation from fusion (“to melt”), first to verbal sense, then noun.
Words from the same roots
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