Etymology

infusion

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Today it means: A product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities. Full definition →

Middle English infusioun ← Old French infusion ← Latin infusio, infusionem
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frominfusio, infusionem“a pouring into, a wetting, a dyeing, a flow”
  2. Old French · derived frominfusion
  3. Middle English · inherited frominfusioun
  4. English todayinfusion

From Middle English infusioun, from Old French infusion, from Latin infusio, infusionem (“a pouring into, a wetting, a dyeing, a flow”), from infundo.

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