Where does “sfondare” come from?

sfondare (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.

sfondare (Italian): to break down, knock down, break through, wear through

Definitions

  1. to break down, knock down, break through, wear through

Ancestry of “sfondare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sfondare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →