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Where does “fonderie” come from?

fonderie (French) comes from French fondre, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere, from Latin fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fonderie (French): foundry

Definitions

  1. foundry

Ancestry of “fonderie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfondreto melt, melt down, smelt; to melt; to melt away,...
2Old Frenchfondreto melt
3Latinfunderesecond-person singular present passive...
4LatinfundoI pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make...
5Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fonderie”

  • foundry
  • foundery
  • foundryman
  • foundrywoman
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