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Where does “fondamental” come from?

fondamental (French) comes from Latin fundāmentālis, from Latin fundāmentum, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fondamental (French): fundamental

Definitions

  1. fundamental

Ancestry of “fondamental”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfundāmentālis—
2Latinfundāmentum—
3Latinfundō—
4Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fondamental”

  • fondamentalisme
  • fondamentaliste
  • fundamental
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