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Where does “abondant” come from?

abondant (Norman) comes from Old French abondant, from Latin abundāns, 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;...

abondant (Norman): abundant

Definitions

  1. abundant

Ancestry of “abondant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchabondant—
2Latinabundāns—
3Latinabundō—
4Latinundō—
5Latinundawave; billow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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