Where does “foundress” come from?
foundress (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.
foundress (English): A female founder
Definitions
- A female founder
Ancestry of “foundress”, step by step
foundress traces back through 3 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 |
via English founderess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | founderess | Alternative form of foundress |
| 2 | Middle English | -esse | Denotes a female form of otherwise male nouns... |
| 3 | Old French | -esse | ess used to form feminine nouns from masculine ones |
| 4 | Latin | -issa | |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐσσᾰ | femininizes masculine nouns in the first declension |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |