Where does “esfondrer” come from?
esfondrer (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin exfunderare, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
Ancestry of “esfondrer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | exfunderare | — |
| 2 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “esfondrer”