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Where does “funda” come from?

funda (Romanian) comes from Greek φούντα, from Latin funda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰondʰeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

funda (Romanian): to found, set a foundation

Definitions

  1. to found, set a foundation

Ancestry of “funda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφούνταshrub; flake, fringe
2Latinfundaa hand-sling; second-person singular present...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰondʰeh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →