Transfuse
/trænsˈfjuːz/noun
To transfer a liquid, especially blood, from one vessel or person to another.
Did you know?Transfuse comes from Latin transfundere, a technical word for pouring liquid across, and its root fundere is the same ancient source behind words like “fusion” and “foundry,” where melting and pouring were once almost magical acts.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʰewd-
“to pour, shed, or spill”
Latin
Latin
fundere
“to pour out, shed, or spill”
Latin
Latin
transfundere
“to pour across or over; transfer liquid”
16th Century
English
transfuse
“to pour from one vessel into another”
19th Century
English
transfuse
“to transfer blood or another fluid into a body or vessel”