Etymology

foundator

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Today it means: Synonym of founder. Full definition →

Middle English foundatour ← Middle French fondateur ← Latin fundātor
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  1. Latin · derived fromfundātor
  2. Middle French · derived fromfondateur
  3. Middle English · inherited fromfoundatour
  4. English todayfoundator

From Middle English foundatour, from Middle French fondateur and Latin fundātor. Compare French fondateur.

Words from the same roots

Latinfundātor all →

founderfoundress

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.