Where does “fond” come from?
fond (French) comes from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
fond (French): back; bottom; fund; funding
Definitions
- back; bottom; fund; funding
Ancestry of “fond”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “fond”