Where does “abundaunce” come from?
abundaunce (English) comes from English abundance, from Middle English abundaunce, from Old French habundance, from Latin abundantia, from Latin abundō, from Latin undō, from Latin unda, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
abundaunce (English): Obsolete form of abundance
Definitions
- Obsolete form of abundance
Ancestry of “abundaunce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abundance | A large quantity; many; An overflowing fullness... |
| 2 | Middle English | abundaunce | — |
| 3 | Old French | habundance | Alternative form of abondance |
| 4 | Latin | abundantia | abundance; vocative singular of abundantia;... |
| 5 | Latin | abundō | to overflow, flow over or down |
| 6 | Latin | undō | to rise in waves |
| 7 | Latin | unda | wave; billow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |