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fu·sil
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ˈfyü-zəl
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fusile
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\ˈfyü-zəl, -ˌzī(-ə)l\
Updated on: 11 Sep 2017
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Origin and Etymology of fusil
Middle English fusile, borrowed from Latin fūsilis "molten, liquified," from fūsus (past participle of fundere "to pour, shed, cast") + -ilis "subject to, susceptible to (the action of the verb)" (alteration of -ibilis, originally by haplology after verb stems ending in a labial consonant) — more at 5found, -able
Origin and Etymology of fusil
borrowed from French (17th century), "steel for striking fire, flintlock firearm," going back to Old French foisil, focil "steel for striking fire," going back to Vulgar Latin *focīlis, from Latin focus "hearth" (Late Latin, "fire") + -īlis, suffix of appurtenance — more at 1focus
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