Where does “founding” come from?
Founding comes from the Middle English verb founden, from Old French fondre meaning "to pour or cast," from Latin fundo "to pour," related to Latin fundus "bottom or foundation," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- "to pour."
founding (English): present participle of found; The establishment of...
Definitions
- present participle of found; The establishment of...
Ancestry of “founding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | found | simple past tense and past participle of find;... |
| 2 | Middle English | founden | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “founding”