-bundus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (to become, to grow) (whence also fīō, fuī, futūrus and other verb forms of esse starting with fu-). Perhaps from Proto-Italic *-βuwontnos < syncopated from *-βuwontinos, from the Proto-Indo-European aorist participle *bʰuHónt- *-(i)nós. The development of the Latin gerundive and later gerund has been traced to analogous derivations from the Proto-Indo-European *-ont- (participial suffix)*-(i)nós (adjective-forming suffix) in secundus, oriundus, rotundus, and lābundus.[1] Compare -undus and -cundus.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-bundus (feminine -bunda, neuter -bundum); first/second-declension suffix

  1. Derives adjectives with an active or transitive meaning, sometimes even taking a direct object.[2]
    cantō (sing)-bundus → ‎cantābundus (singing)
    furō (rave, rage)-bundus → ‎furibundus (raging, mad, furious)
    morior (die)-bundus → ‎moribundus (dying; mortal)
    populor (ravage, lay waste to)-bundus → ‎populābundus (laying waste, ravaging)

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jasanoff, Jay H. “The origin of the Latin gerund and gerundive: a new proposal.Harvard Ukrainian Studies (2006): 195-208.
  2. ^ -bundus” on page 268/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)