fundament

noun

lowest support of a structure

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

Roots

fundusfunda- · Latin · bottom mentum-ment · Latin · result of action

Synonyms for fundament

foundationn basisn groundworkn understructuren substructuren basen underpinningv fundamentaladj underbuilding substructionn bottomn bedrockn buttocksn rudimentn footingn backsiden

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Where does fundament come from?

The word fundament breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: funda, from Latin fundus (“bottom”); and -ment, from Latin mentum (“result of action”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.