LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

diffūsus

diffūsus (feminine diffūsa, neuter diffūsum, adverb diffūsē)

Meaning

  1. participlediffused or spread (throughout)

diffūsus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from diffundo.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Latindiffūsus

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰunédti Proto-Italic *hundō Latin fundō Latin diffundō Latin diffūsus Perfect passive participle of diffundō.

Descendants
  • Catalandifús
  • Englishdiffuse
  • Frenchdiffus
  • Germandiffus
  • Italiandiffuso
  • Portuguesedifuso
  • Spanishdifuso

Quick answers

What does diffūsus mean in Latin?
diffūsus, a verb, means “diffused or spread (throughout)”.
What are the principal parts of diffūsus?
diffūsus, diffūsa, diffūsum (first/second-declension participle).
Where does diffūsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Latin diffūsus.