English Explanatory Dictionary

foundational

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or relating to a foundation or foundations.
Fundamental or underlying.

Pronunciation

/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃə.nəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foundational.wav

Word forms

foundational more foundational most foundational

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- ~ *dʰubʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-mḗn Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗnder. Proto-Italic *funðos Latin fundus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti 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 fundātiōder. Old French fondacionbor. Middle English foundacioun English foundation Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English foundational From foundation + -al.

Synonyms

foundationary groundlaying

Derived words

antifoundational foundational belief Foundational Black American foundationalism foundationalist foundationalistic foundationality foundationally foundational witness nonfoundational postfoundational

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