Where does “onda” come from?

onda (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese onda, 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 (Fala): wave

Definitions

  1. wave

Ancestry of “onda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseondawave
2Latinundawave; billow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →