Where does “mondän” come from?

mondän (German) comes from French mondain, from Old French mondain, from Late Latin mundanus, from Latin mundus, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

mondän (German): elegant, posh, glamorous, fashionable

Definitions

  1. elegant, posh, glamorous, fashionable

Ancestry of “mondän”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmondainworldly, mundane; chic
2Old Frenchmondain—
3Late Latinmundanusworldly, mundane; cosmopolitan
4Latinmundusclean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →Every word from Latin mundus →Every word from Late Latin mundanus →