Where does “subfund” come from?

subfund (English) comes from English fund, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

subfund (English): A fund making up part of a larger fund

Definitions

  1. A fund making up part of a larger fund

Ancestry of “subfund”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →