Where does “approfondissement” come from?
approfondissement (French) comes from French approfondir, from French profond, from Middle French profond, from Old French profont, from Old French parfont, from Latin profundus, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus — to fit, to fix, to put together.
approfondissement (French): deepening
Definitions
- deepening
Ancestry of “approfondissement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | approfondir | to deepen; to consider more thoroughly, to delve... |
| 2 | French | profond | deep; profound; rural, small-town, provincial,... |
| 3 | Middle French | profond | deep; bottom |
| 4 | Old French | profont | deep; deep; profound |
| 5 | Old French | parfont | Alternative form of profont |
| 6 | Latin | profundus | deep, profound; intense, extreme, profound;... |
| 7 | Latin | prō | for |
| 8 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 9 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |