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Where does “abundaunce” come from?

abundaunce (Middle English) comes from Old French habundance, from Latin abundantia, from Latin abundō, from Latin undō, 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;...

Ancestry of “abundaunce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchhabundanceAlternative form of abondance
2Latinabundantiaabundance; vocative singular of abundantia;...
3Latinabundō—
4Latinundō—
5Latinundawave; billow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “abundaunce”

  • abundance
  • superabundance
  • underabundance
  • hyperabundance
  • abundaunce
  • abundance
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