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Where does “scufunda” come from?

scufunda (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin *excōnfundāre, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

scufunda (Romanian): to sink; to submerge, immerse

Definitions

  1. to sink; to submerge, immerse

Ancestry of “scufunda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*excōnfundāre—
2Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “scufunda”

  • scufundat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →