# fundament

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfʌn.də.mənt/

## Definitions
1. Foundation.
2. The bottom; the buttocks or anus.
3. The underlying basis or principle for a theoretical or mathematical system.

## Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French fundement, fondement, from Latin fundāmentum (“foundation”), from fundō (“I lay the bottom, I found”). Doublet of fondamento.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fundament