Where does “abondance” come from?
abondance (Old French) comes 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;...
abondance (Old French): abundance
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Ancestry of “abondance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | abundantia | abundance; vocative singular of abundantia;... |
| 2 | Latin | abundō | to overflow, flow over or down |
| 3 | Latin | undō | to rise in waves |
| 4 | Latin | unda | wave; billow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |