Etymology

transfusion

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Today it means: The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another. Full definition →

Latin transfūsiō ← Proto-Italic *trāns ← Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Latintrans
  7. Latinfundō
  8. Latintrānsfundō
  9. Latintransfūsiō
  10. English todaytransfusion

Borrowed from Latin transfūsiō.

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