Where does “microonda” come from?

microonda (Italian) comes from Italian 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;...

microonda (Italian): microwave

Definitions

  1. microwave

Ancestry of “microonda”, step by step

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