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Where does “effondere” come from?

effondere (Italian) comes from Latin effundo, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

effondere (Italian): to effuse; to come out

Definitions

  1. to effuse; to come out

Ancestry of “effondere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatineffundoI pour out, shed, spread abroad, drain off; I...
2Latinfundō—
3Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “effondere”

  • effuso
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