Etymology of the English word circumfuse
the English word
circumfusederived from the Latin word
circumfusus (surrounded; draped around; distributed)
derived from the Latin word
circumfundere (pour around; pour, drape, crowd around)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
circum (around)
using the Late Latin prefix
circum-derived from the Latin word
circus (race course; circus in Rome, celebration of games)
derived from the Greek word
kirkosderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kirk-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the Late Latin word
fundere (pour, cast; scatter)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gheu-Date
The earliest known usage of circumfuse in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
