Where does “funding” come from?

Funding derives from English fund, which comes from French fond, ultimately from Latin fundus meaning "bottom" or "base," related to Latin fundere "to pour."

funding (English): present participle of fund; The action of the...

Definitions

  1. present participle of fund; The action of the...

Ancestry of “funding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfundA sum or source of money; An organization...
2Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “funding

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn