Where does “demimonde” come from?
demimonde (English) comes from French demi-monde, from French monde, from Old French monde, from Latin mundus, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.
demimonde (English): A class of women maintained by wealthy...
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- A class of women maintained by wealthy...
Ancestry of “demimonde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | demi-monde | demimonde |
| 2 | French | monde | world; people; good heavens |
| 3 | Old French | monde | the world; clean; pure |
| 4 | Latin | mundus | clean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mewH- | to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet |