Where does “fondant” come from?
fondant (English) comes from French fondant, from French fondre, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere, from Latin fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
fondant (English): A flavored, creamy sugar preparation, used for...
Definitions
- A flavored, creamy sugar preparation, used for...
Ancestry of “fondant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fondant | present participle of fonder; present participle... |
| 2 | French | fondre | to melt, melt down, smelt; to melt; to melt away,... |
| 3 | Old French | fondre | to melt |
| 4 | Latin | fundere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 5 | Latin | fundo | I pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make... |
| 6 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |