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Where does “onda” come from?

onda (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ondo, from French ondé, from Old French unde, from Latin unda, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

onda (Esperanto): wavy, waved; of, from or pertaining to waves or...

Definitions

  1. wavy, waved; of, from or pertaining to waves or...

Ancestry of “onda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoondowave
2Frenchondéwavy; wavy; undy
3Old Frenchundewave
4Latinundawave; billow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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