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
- rocking, rolling; swaying; waving, rippling
Ancestry of “ondeggiamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | ondeggiare | to ripple; to flutter; to rock, swing, sway |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | undizare | present active infinitive of *undizō |
| 3 | Latin | unda | wave; billow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |