Where does “fund” come from?

fund (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian fundu, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fund (Aromanian): Alternative form of fundu

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fundu

Ancestry of “fund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromanianfundubottom
2Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →