Where does “founderitis” come from?
founderitis (English) comes from English founder, from Old French fondeur, from Latin fundator, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
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Ancestry of “founderitis”, step by step
founderitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |