English → Latin
“fundament” in Latin
pōdexanus, rectum, fundament; buttocks, rump, derrièreanusold woman, old maid, crone, matronnatōto swim or float; to swim across; to overflow withclūnisrump, buttockssēdēsseat, chair; place, residence, settlement, habitation, abodeclūniculalittle rump; buttocks
The English word fundament itself goes back to Latin fundō, through fundāmentum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fundament
podex: anus (the former the obscene term from “pedere;” the latter the euphemistic one from “anus,” orb): nates: clunes (the seat; nates, of men; clunes, of men and beasts): sedes (is a more euphemistic term for nates). Diminutive, cluniculae (Favorin, in Gell., 15, 8, 2).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fundament?
- The usual Latin words for “fundament” are pōdex, anus, natō; also clūnis, sēdēs, clūnicula. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.