Ruminations.
Where does the word "bound" come from?
"Bound" has different sources depending on its meaning. As a noun, meaning "boundary marker" (circa 1300), it comes from Medieval Latinbodina "boundary stone," though that word may ultimately derive from Gaulish. It is used in this sense when we say something is "out of bounds." As a noun meaning "a leap upward" (1550s), it has the same origin as the verb form meaning "to leap upwards;" but that verb's original sense was "to echo back" and ultimately comes from the Greekbombos, "a deep and hollow sound." As an adjective meaning "fastened" (1550s) it derives from the Old English verb bindan "to tie up or make captive;" while the adjectival meaning "ready to go" (circa 1200) is from Old Norse bua "to prepare, or dwell." Links.NightCafe Image Source