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
- elegant, posh, glamorous, fashionable
Ancestry of “mondän”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | mondain | worldly, mundane; chic |
| 2 | Old French | mondain | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | mundanus | worldly, mundane; cosmopolitan |
| 4 | Latin | mundus | clean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mewH- | to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet |