Etymology of the French word fondamental
the French word
fondamentalderived from the Latin word
fundamentalisderived from the Latin word
fundamentum (foundation; beginning; basis)
derived from the Latin word
fundare (establish, found, begin)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
fundus (bottom; farm; piece of land, estate)
Date
The earliest known usage of fondamental in French dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in French
fondamentalement,
fondamentalisme,
fondamentalisteDerivations in other languages
Romanian
fundamentalCognates
Dutch
fundament, English
fundamental, German
Fundament, Norwegian
fundament, Swedish
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