Where does “profundus” come from?

profundus (Latin) comes from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

profundus (Latin): deep, profound; intense, extreme, profound;...

Definitions

  1. deep, profound; intense, extreme, profound;...

Ancestry of “profundus”, step by step

profundus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin prō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprōfor
2Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
3Latinrēōrto reckon, calculate
4Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Latin fundus

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

via French profond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprofonddeep; profound; rural, small-town, provincial,...
2Middle Frenchprofonddeep; bottom
3Old Frenchprofontdeep; deep; profound
4Old FrenchparfontAlternative form of profont

Words derived from “profundus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-