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affusion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
af-fu-sion
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A method of Christian baptism in which water is poured on the head of the person being baptized.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin affusio, from Latin affundō (“to pour or sprinkle onto”), from Latin fundō (“to pour”), from Proto-Italic *hundō (“to pour out”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (“to pour”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ǵʰewd-, affundō, fundō, *hundō

Usage

Inflected Forms

affusions (plural)

Questions

What does affusion mean?
The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.
Where does affusion come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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