myEtymology.com: French etymology of profond

Etymology of the French word profond

the Old French word profond

derived 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 *per

Catalan pregon, English profound, German profund, Italian profondo, Latin profundus

Word found in Old French