LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

fundātiō

fundātiō f (genitive fundātiōnis)
Classical[fʊnˈdaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[funˈdat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. The act of founding; foundation.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefundātiōfundātiōnēs
genitivefundātiōnisfundātiōnum
dativefundātiōnīfundātiōnibus
accusativefundātiōnemfundātiōnēs
ablativefundātiōnefundātiōnibus
vocativefundātiōfundātiōnēs

fundātĭo, ōnis, f. 2. fundo,
I. a founding, foundation (very rare): fundationes aedium, Vitr. 5, 3: substructionis fodere, id. 3, 3; Hil. Trin. 11, 37.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewbʰ-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰudʰmḗn
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰudʰnós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰundʰós
  5. Proto-Italic*fundos
  6. Latinfundātiō

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō 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 fundātiō From fundō (“found, establish”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanfundació
  • Englishfoundation
  • Frenchfondation
  • Italianfondazione
  • Portuguesefundação
  • Romanianfundație
  • Spanishfundación

Quick answers

What does fundātiō mean in Latin?
fundātiō, a noun, means “The act of founding; foundation.”.
What is the genitive of fundātiō?
The genitive singular is fundātiōnis. fundātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce fundātiō?
In classical Latin, [fʊnˈdaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [funˈdat.t͡si.o].
Where does fundātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-? → Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn → Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰnós → Proto-Indo-European *bʰundʰós → Proto-Italic *fundos → Latin fundātiō.