profuse

Where does the word "profuse" come from? It comes from Latin fundere, passing through Latin before entering English (1400s).

Profuse’s story begins in Latin: fundere meant “to pour.” To pour, combined with pro- (forth). Within Latin, it grew into profundere by ancient. To pour forth abundantly, from pro- and fundere, with irregular past participle profusus. It reached English by 1400s as profuse. Settled as the English word for something given or produced in great abundance. Today, profuse means produced or given in great, generous abundance.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient fundere "to pour", to pour, combined with pro- (forth).
2. Stage 2 · Latin · ancient profundere "to pour forth abundantly", to pour forth abundantly, from pro- and fundere, with irregular past participle profusus.
3. Stage 3 · English · 1400s profuse "given or produced in great abundance", settled as the English word for something given or produced in great abundance.