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Where does “pudibundus” come from?

pudibundus (Latin) comes from Latin -bundus, from Indo-European *bʰuH-.

pudibundus (Latin): shamefaced, bashful, modest, ashamed; blushing;...

Definitions

  1. shamefaced, bashful, modest, ashamed; blushing;...

Ancestry of “pudibundus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-bundusDerives adjectives with an active or transitive...
2Indo-European*bʰuH-—

Words derived from “pudibundus”

  • pudibund
  • pudibundo
  • pudibondo
  • pudibond
  • pudibonderie
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