hondo

/ˈondo/ · B2 · adv

deeply

🕳️ hondo = Spanish 'deep', from Latin fundus (bottom), like English 'fund' and 'foundation'

Latin fundus meant 'bottom'. Spanish turned the initial f into h (later silent), giving hondo. English 'fundamental' and 'profound' share the same root: something reaching down to the bottom.

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