Etymology of the English word confound
the English word
confoundderived from the Old French word
confondrederived from the Latin word
confundere (pour, mix, mass; upset, confuse; blur)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Late Latin word
fundere (pour, cast; scatter)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gheu-Date
The earliest known usage of confound in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
dumbfound,
confounded,
dumfound,
confoundingUsage
Word found in Modern English
