abundant
/əˈbʌndənt/uh-BUHN-duhnt
/əˈbʌndənt/uh-BUHN-duhnt
Meaningoverflowing, like waves
Common meaning: existing in large amounts
- abaway, off
- unda waveLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1929 · scan
- antadjective ending: being
‘away, off’ + ‘a wave’ → abundant
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin unda ‘a wave’.
Roots
- unda Latin “a wave”
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