DictionaryRoot: fundere
Latin
fundere
pour
Forms
- fundere
- fus- — The changed form used for completed action and its derivatives.
Origin
From an older Indo-European root associated with pouring.
Note
Pouring into a mold connects liquid movement with casting and giving something a form.
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noun
fusion
FYOO-zhun/ˈfjuːʒn/
The joining of separate parts into a single whole.
Etymology
From a verb meaning to pour or melt, fusion first named melting by heat. It then broadened to separate things blending into one, as if melted together.