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Where does “pudibond” come from?

pudibond (French) comes from Latin pudibundus, from Latin -bundus, from Indo-European *bʰuH-.

pudibond (French): prudish

Definitions

  1. prudish

Ancestry of “pudibond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpudibundusshamefaced, bashful, modest, ashamed; blushing;...
2Latin-bundusDerives adjectives with an active or transitive...
3Indo-European*bʰuH-—

Words derived from “pudibond”

  • pudibonderie
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