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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

  1. Not found; To disestablish; to undo the founding...

Ancestry of “unfound”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfoundsimple past tense and past participle of find;...
2Middle Englishfounden—
3Old Frenchfondreto melt
4Latinfunderesecond-person singular present passive...
5LatinfundoI pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make...
6Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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