Romanian word confuzie comes from Latin fundo, Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-mn, Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-no-, Proto-Italic *fundos, Latin -tione, Old French confusio, and later Old French confusion (Spread (act or instance of spreading).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| fundo | Latin (lat) | (military) I rout, scatter. (transitive) I extend, spread out. (transitive) I found, make by smelting. (transitive) I pour out, shed. (transitive) I utter. (transitive, figuratively) I moisten, wet. |
| *bʰudʰ-mn | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *bʰudʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to (be) awake |
| *bʰudʰ-no- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *fundos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| -tione | Latin (lat) | |
| confusio | Old French (fro) | |
| fundus | Latin (lat) | An authority. Bottom. Farm; piece of land; estate. Foundation. Ground. |
| confundo | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) I confound, confuse, jumble together, bring into disorder; disconcert, perplex.. (figuratively) I unite, join, combine, mingle.. I diffuse, suffuse, spread over.. I pour, mingle or mix together; stir up. |
| confusus | Latin (lat) | |
| confusio | Latin (lat) | Confounding, confusion, disorder. Mingling, mixing, blending; mixture, union. Trouble. |
| confusion | Old French (fro) | Spread (act or instance of spreading). |
| confusion | Middle French (frm) | Confusion. |
| confusion | French (fra) | Confusion. |
| confuzie | Romanian (ron) | Confusion. |