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
- Existing beneath the world
Ancestry of “submundane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mundane | Worldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to... |
| 2 | Middle English | mondeyne | — |
| 3 | Old French | mondain | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | mundanus | worldly, mundane; cosmopolitan |
| 5 | Latin | mundus | clean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mewH- | to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet |