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Where does “unmundane” come from?

unmundane (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.

unmundane (English): Not mundane

Definitions

  1. Not mundane

Ancestry of “unmundane”, 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
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