Where does “fiondare” come from?

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

fiondare (Italian): to catapult or hurl

Definitions

  1. to catapult or hurl

Ancestry of “fiondare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfiondasling, slingshot, catapult, shanghai
2Vulgar Latin*flunda—
3Latinfundaa hand-sling; second-person singular present...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰondʰeh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →