founder

founder · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewbʰ-?
2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰudʰmḗn
3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰudʰnós
4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰundʰós
5. Proto-Italic*fundos
6. Latinfundus
7. Latinfundō
8. Latinfundātor
9. Old Frenchfondeor
10. Middle Englishfoundour
11. English todayfounder

Inherited from Middle English foundour, from Old French fondeur, from Latin fundātor, equivalent to found + -er.

founder · noun²

1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰewd-
3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰunédti
4. Proto-Italic*hundō
5. Latinfundere
6. Old Frenchfondre
7. Old Frenchfondeur
8. Middle Frenchfondeur
9. Middle Englishfoundour
10. English todayfounder

Inherited from Middle English foundour, from Middle French fondeur, from Latin fundo (“pour, melt, cast”).

founder · noun, verb³

1. Latin · derived fromfundus“bottom”
2. Middle French · derived fromfondrer“send to the bottom”
3. English todayfounder

From Middle French fondrer (“send to the bottom”), from Latin fundus (“bottom”).

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