Etymology of the French word approfondir
the French word
approfondirderived from the Old French word
profondderived from the Latin word
profundus (deep; deep, profound; boundless)
derived from the New Latin word
pro-using the Greek prefix
pro-, προ- (before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perusing the French prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
Date
The earliest known usage of approfondir in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
approfondissementDerivations in other languages
Romanian
aprofunda
