Where does “fondre” come from?
fondre (Middle French) comes from Latin fundere, from Latin fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
fondre (Middle French): to melt
Definitions
- to melt
Ancestry of “fondre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fundere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 2 | Latin | fundo | I pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make... |
| 3 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |