Reconstruction:Latin/affundare

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From ad- (“to”) +‎ fundus (“bottom”) +‎ -āre (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /affʊnˈdare/

Verb

*affundāre (Proto-Romance)

1. to sink

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: afundari
  • Romanian: afunda
• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: affondare
• Gallo-Italic:
  • Piedmontese: afondé
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: afondar
  • Old French: afonder
  • Occitan: afondar
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Asturian: afondar
  • Galician: afondar
  • Portuguese: afundar
  • Spanish: ahondar