Where does “micro-onde” come from?

micro-onde (French) 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;...

micro-onde (French): microwave; microwave oven

Definitions

  1. microwave; microwave oven

Ancestry of “micro-onde”, 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 “micro-onde”

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