Where does “fondi” come from?
fondi (Italian) comes from Italian fondare, from Romanian -re, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
fondi (Italian): masculine plural of fondo; plural of fondo;...
Definitions
- masculine plural of fondo; plural of fondo;...
Ancestry of “fondi”, step by step
fondi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian fondare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fondare | to found, establish, constitute, start, set up,... |
| 2 | Romanian | -re | -ing, -ation |
| 3 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Italian fondere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fondere | to fuse, smelt; to melt, thaw; to cast |
| 2 | Latin | fundō | to pour out, shed |
| 3 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Italian fondo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fondo | deep; bottom; fund |