Word origin
[1540–50; ‹ LL
ēlūsiōn- (s. of
ēlūsiō) deception, evasion, equiv. to
ēlūs(
us), ptp. of
ēlūdere to
elude (
ē- e- +
lūd- play +
-tus ptp. suffix) +
-iōn- -ion]This word is first recorded in the period 1540–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: flare, labyrinth, mandate, monitor, platform-ion is a suffix, appearing in words of Latin origin, denoting action or condition, usedin Latin and in English to form nouns from stems of Latin adjectives (communion; union), verbs (legion; opinion), and esp. past participles (allusion; creation; fusion; notion; torsion)