Where does “founder” come from?
Founder comes from Middle French fondeur, derived from Latin fundus meaning "bottom" or "foundation," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew-.
founder (English): One who founds or establishes; Someone for whose...
Definitions
- One who founds or establishes; Someone for whose...
Ancestry of “founder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | fondeur | founder |
| 2 | Latin | fundator | founder; second-person singular future passive... |
| 3 | Latin | fundō | — |
| 4 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
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