late 14c., from Latin suffusionem (nominative suffusio) "a pouring over," noun of action from past participle stem of suffundere "overspread, pour beneath, pour upon," from sub "under" (see sub-) + fundere "to pour" (from nasalized form of PIE root *gheu- "to pour").
suffragan
suffrage
suffragette
suffragist
suffuse
suffusion
suffusive
Sufi
Sufism
sug-
sugar