Where does “abundance” come from?
Abundance comes from Middle English abundaunce, from Old French abondance, from Latin abundantia, derived from the Latin verb abundo.
abundance (English): A large quantity; many; An overflowing fullness...
Definitions
- A large quantity; many; An overflowing fullness...
Ancestry of “abundance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | abundaunce | — |
| 2 | Old French | habundance | Alternative form of abondance |
| 3 | Latin | abundantia | abundance; vocative singular of abundantia;... |
| 4 | Latin | abundō | to overflow, flow over or down |
| 5 | Latin | undō | to rise in waves |
| 6 | Latin | unda | wave; billow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |