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Where does “exfunderare” come from?

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

Ancestry of “exfunderare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “exfunderare”

  • effondrer
  • effondrement
  • esfondrer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →