Where does “unfound” come from?
unfound (English) comes from English found, from Middle English founden, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere, from Latin fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
unfound (English): Not found; To disestablish; to undo the founding...
Definitions
- Not found; To disestablish; to undo the founding...
Ancestry of “unfound”, step by step
unfound traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English found
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | found | simple past tense and past participle of find;... |
| 2 | Middle English | founden | to mix (ingredients) |
| 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 |
via English unfounded
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unfounded | Having no strong foundation; not based on solid... |
| 2 | English | Un- | not |
| 3 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 4 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |