Where does “fundus” come from?

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

fundus (Latin): bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground

Definitions

  1. bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground

Ancestry of “fundus”, step by step

fundus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰ-mn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰ-mn—

via Proto-Italic *fundos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*fundos—

Words derived from “fundus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →