Etymograph

English

perfusional

Perfusional comes from Latin perfūsiō ‘the act of pouring over or through, perfusion’, from fundō ‘to pour out, shed’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰewd-1‘to pour’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰunédti1reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hundō1‘to pour out’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfundō1‘to pour out, shed’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEperfundō1‘to pour (liquid) over or through’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEperfūsiō1‘the act of pouring over or through, perfusion’
  7. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600perfusion1
  8. English1500–presentperfusion1
  9. Englishtodayperfusional1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English perfusional

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰewd-Wiktionary, English perfusional‘to pour’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰunédtiWiktionary, English perfusionalreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hundōWiktionary, English perfusional‘to pour out’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfundōWiktionary, English perfusional‘to pour out, shed’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEperfundōWiktionary, English perfusional‘to pour (liquid) over or through’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEperfūsiōWiktionary, English perfusional‘the act of pouring over or through, perfusion’
  7. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600perfusionWiktionary, English perfusional
  8. English1500–presentperfusionWiktionary, English perfusional
  9. EnglishtodayperfusionalWiktionary, English perfusional

A compound of perfusion + -al

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- ‘to pour’

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Latin fundō ‘to pour out, shed’

Latin perfundō ‘to pour (liquid) over or through’

Latin perfūsiō ‘the act of pouring over’

Middle French perfusion

English perfusion

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- ‘to pour’

yet, refuse, gut, font, fuse, effusive, 39 more

through Proto-Italic *hundō ‘to pour out’

confused, foundry, diffusion, infusion, fondue, profusion, effusion, 35 more

through Latin fundō ‘to pour out, shed’

foundation, founder, fundamental, refund, confusion, funnel, confuse, fusion, diffuse, confound, infuse, 45 more

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to perfusion

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “perfusional”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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