fondation

See also: fondâtion

French

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-?

Proto-Indo-European *-mḗn

Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰnós

Proto-Indo-European *bʰundʰós

Proto-Italic *fundos

Latin fundus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin fundō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin fundātiōbor.

Old French fondacion

Middle French fondation

French fondation

Inherited from Middle French fondation, from Old French fundacion, from Latin fundātiō; by surface analysis, fonder +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ̃.da.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

fondation f (plural fondations)

1. foundation (act of founding)
2. (construction, chiefly in the plural) foundation
3. foundation (endowed institution or charity)

Descendants

• → Romanian: fundație

Further reading

• “fondation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012