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Stage 1 of 3
fundus
Latin · ancient
"bottom, base"
bottom, base
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Stage 2 of 3
fundamentum
Latin · ancient
"a foundation"
a foundation, from fundare (to found, from fundus)
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Stage 3 of 3
fundamental
English · 1400s
"forming a necessary base or core, essential"
settled as the English word for something forming a necessary base or core
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