Where does “fundão” come from?

fundão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese fundo, from Old Portuguese fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fundão (Portuguese): Augmentative of fundo; the part of a classroom...

Definitions

  1. Augmentative of fundo; the part of a classroom...

Ancestry of “fundão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefundodeep; bottom
2Old Portuguesefundo—
3Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →