Etymology of the English word confuse
the English word
confusederived from the Old French word
confusderived from the Latin word
confusus (confused, perplexed, troubled; mixed together, jumbled, disordered)
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-Date
The earliest known usage of confuse in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
confusing,
confusedUsage
Word found in Modern English
