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Where does “fundamental” come from?

fundamental (Romanian) comes from French fondamental, from Latin fundāmentālis, from Latin fundāmentum, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fundamental (Romanian): fundamental

Definitions

  1. fundamental

Ancestry of “fundamental”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfondamentalfundamental
2Latinfundāmentālis—
3Latinfundāmentum—
4Latinfundō—
5Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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