Etymology of the French word confus
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 confus in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
confusémentDerivations in other languages
English
confuseCognates
Dutch
confuus, English
confusing, English
confused, German
konfus, Italian
confuso, Norwegian
konfus, Spanish
confuso, Swedish
konfysUsage
Word found in Old French
