Where does “fondovalle” come from?

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

fondovalle (Italian): the bottom of a valley

Definitions

  1. the bottom of a valley

Ancestry of “fondovalle”, step by step

fondovalle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian fondo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfondodeep; bottom; fund
2Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Italian valle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvallevalley
2Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →