Etymograph

English

superperfusion

Superperfusion 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-Europeanc. 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. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEperfundō1‘to pour (liquid) over or through’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEperfūsiō1‘the act of pouring over or through, perfusion’
  7. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600perfusion1
  8. English1500–presentperfusion1
  9. Englishtodaysuperperfusion1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English superperfusion

Lineage

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

Linked words

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

yet, refuse, gut, font, fuse, effusive, 40 more

through Proto-Italic *hundō ‘to pour out’

confused, foundry, fondue, 36 more

through Latin fundō ‘to pour out, shed’

foundation, founder, fundamental, refund, confusion, funnel, confuse, diffuse, diffusion, infusion, infuse, confound, profusion, effusion, 42 more

Today it means

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Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “superperfusion”. 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.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- / superperfusion

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