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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

Definitions

  1. abundance

Ancestry of “abondance”, step by step

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

Words derived from “abondance”

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