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fundere
Latin · ancient
"to pour, to melt"
to pour, to melt, combined with com- (together)
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confundere
Latin · ancient
"to pour together, to mix up"
to pour together, to mix up, from com- and fundere
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confondre
Old French · medieval
"to confuse or mix things up"
carried into French for confusing or mixing things up
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confound
English · 1300s
"to confuse or bewilder someone"
settled as the English word for confusing or bewildering someone
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