Where does “ondeggiare” come from?

ondeggiare (Italian) comes 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;...

ondeggiare (Italian): to ripple; to flutter; to rock, swing, sway

Definitions

  1. to ripple; to flutter; to rock, swing, sway

Ancestry of “ondeggiare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ondeggiare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →
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