Where does “submundane” come from?

submundane (English) comes from English mundane, from Middle English mondeyne, from Old French mondain, from Late Latin mundanus, from Latin mundus, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

submundane (English): Existing beneath the world

Definitions

  1. Existing beneath the world

Ancestry of “submundane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmundaneWorldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to...
2Middle Englishmondeyne—
3Old Frenchmondain—
4Late Latinmundanusworldly, mundane; cosmopolitan
5Latinmundusclean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →Every word from Latin mundus →Every word from Late Latin mundanus →