fond etymology

French word fond comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewp-, Proto-Indo-European - -mḗn, Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-mn̥-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-mn

Detailed word origin of fond

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*dʰewp- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
- -mḗn Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*bʰudʰ-mn̥- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*bʰudʰ-mn Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*bʰudʰ- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*fundos Proto-Italic (itc-pro)
fundus Latin (lat) An authority. Bottom. Farm; piece of land; estate. Foundation. Ground.
fond French (fra) (cooking) base. (figuratively) basics, essence. (music) foundation stop on a pipe organ. Back. Background. Bottom. Foundation. Fund; funding.

Words with the same origin as fond

Descendants of - -mḗn
arrière-fond confondre confus confusion effondrer foncier foncièrement fondamental fondateur fondation fondatrice fonder plafond plafonner profond tréfonds