Etymology of the English word latifundium
the English word latifundium
derived from the Latin word latifundium (large estate, farm)
derived from the Vulgar Latin word latus (side; side; flank; wide, broad; spacious)
derived from the Latin word ferre (to carry; to bear; bring, bear; tell)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bher-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *telÉ™-
derived from the Medieval Latin word fundus (bottom; farm; piece of land, estate)