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Where does “abundant” come from?

abundant (Latin) comes from Latin abundo, from Latin undo, from Latin unda, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

abundant (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of...

Ancestry of “abundant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinabundoI overflow, flow over or down; I abound or...
2LatinundoI rise in waves; I overflow with, abound in; I...
3Latinundawave; billow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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