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Where does “onde” come from?

onde (French) comes 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;...

onde (French): wavy; wavy; undy

Definitions

  1. wavy; wavy; undy

Ancestry of “onde”, step by step

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

Words derived from “onde”

  • undé
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →