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Where does “fondamento” come from?

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

fondamento (Italian): fundamental; foundation, basis; foundations,...

Definitions

  1. fundamental; foundation, basis; foundations,...

Ancestry of “fondamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfundāmentum—
2Latinfundō—
3Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fondamento”

  • antisfondamento
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