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Where does “ondeggiamento” come from?

ondeggiamento (Italian) comes from Italian ondeggiare, from Vulgar Latin undizare, 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;...

ondeggiamento (Italian): rocking, rolling; swaying; waving, rippling

Definitions

  1. rocking, rolling; swaying; waving, rippling

Ancestry of “ondeggiamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianondeggiareto ripple; to flutter; to rock, swing, sway
2Vulgar Latinundizarepresent active infinitive of *undizō
3Latinundawave; billow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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