fundament
English
noun
Definitions
- Foundation.
- The bottom; the buttocks or anus.
- The underlying basis or principle for a theoretical or mathematical system.
Etymology
Derived from Old French fundement derived from Latin fundāmentum (foundation).
Origin
Latin
fundāmentum
Gloss
foundation
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fundamentum Latin
- fundāmentum Latin
- fondamento Italian
- fundamento Spanish, Castilian
- fundamento Portuguese
- fundement Old French
- funder Old French
- fundamento Esperanto
- fonament Catalan, Valencian
- fondament Middle Dutch
- fundament Old High German
- fundamento Ido
- fondamento Old Portuguese
- fondament Occitan