Etymology Explorer › Galician

Where does “onda” come from?

onda (Galician) 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 (Galician): wave; by, next to, beside

Definitions

  1. wave; by, next to, beside

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- →