noun, masculine/θiˈmjento/plural: cimientos
foundation (the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure); foundation, groundwork (the result of the work to begin something)
“En el amanecer del martes emergía a la luz del día como un espectro gris y gótico, que aun humeaba pero estaba firme en sus cimientos.” — At dawn Tuesday it emerged in daylight like a gray, Gothic specter, that was still smoking but firm in its foundation.
Inherited from Latin caementum. Cognate with the borrowed doublet cemento. Compare English cement.