myEtymology.com: English etymology of defuse

Etymology of the English word defuse

the English word defuse

using the English prefix de- (a suffix which indicates the removal, separation, descent, etc)

derived from the Old French prefix de-

derived from the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the English word fuse

derived from the Italian word fuso

derived from the Latin word fusus (spindle; spread out, broad, flowing)

derived from the Late Latin word fundere (pour, cast; scatter)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gheu-

derived from the Italian word fondere

derived from the Late Latin word fundere (pour, cast; scatter)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gheu-