Where does “bronzefounder” come from?
bronzefounder (English) comes from English bronze, from French bronze, from Italian bronzo, from Italian bronzare, from Romanian bronza, from French bronzer, from French -er, from Middle French -er — suffix used to form infinitives of first...
bronzefounder (English): A metalworker who casts objects from bronze
Definitions
- A metalworker who casts objects from bronze
Ancestry of “bronzefounder”, step by step
bronzefounder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bronze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bronze | A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of... |
| 2 | French | bronze | bronze metal, work of art |
| 3 | Italian | bronzo | bronze; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Italian | bronzare | To bronze |
| 5 | Romanian | bronza | to tan |
| 6 | French | bronzer | to tan, brown, catch a tan |
| 7 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 8 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 9 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |
via English founder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | founder | One who founds or establishes; Someone for whose... |
| 2 | Old French | fondeur | founder |
| 3 | Latin | fundator | founder; second-person singular future passive... |
| 4 | Latin | fundō | to pour out, shed |
| 5 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |