Where does “fionda” come from?

fionda (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin *flunda, from Latin funda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰondʰeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

fionda (Italian): sling, slingshot, catapult, shanghai

Definitions

  1. sling, slingshot, catapult, shanghai

Ancestry of “fionda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*flunda—
2Latinfundaa hand-sling; second-person singular present...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰondʰeh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “fionda”

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