Where does “mundane” come from?
Mundane comes from Middle English mondeyne, from Old French mondain, from Late Latin mundanus, from Latin mundus meaning "world," with the suffix -um/-us/-os/-os tracing back through Old Latin and Proto-Italic.
mundane (English): Worldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to...
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- Worldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to...