myEtymology.com: English etymology of confounded

Etymology of the English word confounded

the English word confounded

derived from the English word confound

derived from the Old French word confondre

derived 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-

using the English suffix -ed

Word found in Modern English