Fusibility
/ˌfjuː.zəˈbɪl.ə.ti/noun
The quality of being able to be melted or fused.
Did you know?The root behind *fusibility* comes from Latin *fundere*, “to pour” or “to melt,” the same ancient source that gave English words tied to pouring, fusion, and liquefaction.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gheu-
“to pour, pour out”
Latin
Latin
fundere
“to pour out; to melt”
Latin
Latin
fusus
“poured, melted”
Late Latin
Latin
fusibilis
“capable of being melted”
Middle French
French
fusible
“fusible; capable of being melted”
Modern English
English
fusibility
“the quality of being fusible or meltable”