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Fundeni
Fundeni comes from Romanian fund ‘bottom’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰudʰmḗn‘bottom’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰudʰnósreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰundʰósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fundosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfundus‘bottom’
- Romanianc. 1500–presentfund‘bottom’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentFundeni
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰudʰmḗn‘bottom’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰudʰnósreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰundʰósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fundosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfundus‘bottom’
- Romanianc. 1500–presentfund‘bottom’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentFundeni
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- ‘to sink in’
deep, dumb, dave, depth, dip, deaf, dove, dub, bottomless, typhus, doof, 20 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn ‘bottom’
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰnós
through Proto-Italic *fundos
through Latin fundus ‘bottom’
foundation, founder, fundamental, honda, fond, profundity, fundus, 10 more
Today it means
name Various villages and communes of Romania.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn / Fundeni