Foundation
/faʊnˈdeɪʃən/noun
The base or underlying support of something; an organization set up for a purpose.
Did you know?Foundation ultimately comes from Latin *fundāre*, from *fundus* meaning “bottom” or “base,” the same ancient root behind words for the deepest support beneath a structure.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bhu-
“to be, to grow, to become”
Latin
Latin
fundus
“bottom, base, foundation”
Latin
Latin
fundāre
“to lay the bottom of; to found”
Old French
Old French
fondation
“an act of founding; establishment”
Middle English
English
foundacioun
“the act of founding or establishing; base”
Modern English
English
foundation
“the base or underlying support of something; an organization set up for a purpose”
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