Etymology

fusion

F4U1S1I1O1N1

Today it means: The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof. Full definition →

Middle French fusion ← Latin fūsiōnem
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  1. Latin · derived fromfūsiōnem
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromfusion
  3. English todayfusion

First appears c. 1555, in a translation by Richard Eden. From Middle French fusion, from Latin fūsiōnem (the accusative of fūsiō), from fusus, past participle of fundō (“to pour; to melt”) (see also found). Doublet of foison.

Words from the same roots

Latinfūsiōnem all →

foison

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