Etymology

perfuse

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Today it means: To permeate or suffuse something, especially with a liquid or with light. Full definition →

Latin perfūsus ← Proto-Italic *hundō ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰunédti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Italic*peri-
  3. Latinper-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰewd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰunédti
  7. Proto-Italic*hundō
  8. Latinfundō
  9. Latinperfundō
  10. Latinperfūsus
  11. English todayperfuse

From 1520s, from Latin perfusus, past participle of perfundo (“to pour over, besprinkle”) from per- + fundo (“to pour”) (from nasalised form of PIE root *gheu- ("to pour")); compare diffuse, suffuse.

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