Where does “fundement” come from?
fundement (Old French) comes from Old French funder, from Latin fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
fundement (Old French): Alternative form of fondement
Definitions
- Alternative form of fondement
Ancestry of “fundement”, step by step
fundement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French funder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | funder | to found; to build; to construct; to make |
| 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 |
via Latin fundāmentum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fundāmentum | foundation |
| 2 | Latin | fundō | to pour out, shed |
| 3 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |