Etymograph

English

fundamentalness

From fundamental + -ness.

Formed from fundamental + -ness

Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- ‘deep’

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Latin fundō ‘to lay the foundation, to found’

Latin fundāmentum ‘foundation’

Late Latin fundāmentālis ‘foundation’

Middle English foundamental

English fundamental

Today it means

noun The state or condition of being fundamental; essential importance.

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

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