Etymograph

English

founderer

From founder + -er.

Formed from founder + -er

Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn ‘bottom’

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Latin fundō ‘to found, establish’

Latin fundātor ‘founder’

Old French fondeur ‘founder’

Middle English foundour ‘founder’

English founder

Today it means

noun One who founders.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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