habound

habound
habound, -ance, -ant
etc. obs. ff. abound, abundance, etc., very frequent from 14th to 16th c.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • abound — [14] Abound has no connection with bind or bound. Its Latin source means literally ‘overflow’, and its nearest relative among English words is water. Latin undāre ‘flow’ derived from unda ‘wave’ (as in undulate), which has the same ultimate root… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • abound — [14] Abound has no connection with bind or bound. Its Latin source means literally ‘overflow’, and its nearest relative among English words is water. Latin undāre ‘flow’ derived from unda ‘wave’ (as in undulate), which has the same ultimate root… …   Word origins

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