Where does “fundus” come from?

Fundus comes from Latin fundus, traced through Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰ-mn, dʰewbʰ-, and dʰewh₂-, ultimately deriving from a root meaning to dig or excavate.

fundus (English): the large, hollow part of an organ farthest from...

Definitions

  1. the large, hollow part of an organ farthest from...

Ancestry of “fundus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fundus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-