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Where does “fonder” come from?

fonder (English) comes from French fonder, from Old French fonder, from Latin fundāre.

fonder (English): comparative form of fond: more fond

Definitions

  1. comparative form of fond: more fond

Ancestry of “fonder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfonderto found
2Old Frenchfonder—
3Latinfundāre—
Every word from Latin fundāre →