Where does “fondation” come from?

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

fondation (French): foundation

Definitions

  1. foundation

Ancestry of “fondation”, step by step

fondation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin fundatio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfundatioThe act of founding; foundation
2Latinfundōto pour out, shed
3Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via French fonder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfonderto found
2Old Frenchfonder—
3Latinfundāre—

Words derived from “fondation”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →