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Where does “ondo” come from?

ondo (Esperanto) comes 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;...

ondo (Esperanto): wave

Definitions

  1. wave

Ancestry of “ondo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ondo”

  • onda
  • ondego
  • ondorajdi
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